Royal Opera
Let’s appreciate Wagner for Wagner
Politics and historical commentary aside, Lohengrin is currently on at Covent Garden
Genuine English opera
‘Peter Grimes’ labours under the weight of national anxieties
Into the mystic
Contemporary debates over the “suitability” of many operas leaves us with only English productions
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
