Royal Albert Hall
Our “Nation’s Village Hall” turns 150
Anna Price tracks the emergence and endurance of Albertopolis, and how the Royal Albert Hall ties it all together
Last Night of the Proms – a storm in a teacup?
BBC Proms row has developed into an unexpectedly successful publicity stunt
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Eyes on a miserly prize
It’s not just owners who are being fleeced
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
