Royal Opera House
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Singing lessons
Spare us the social justice preaching
Theodora: an over-fussy feminist failure
With productions this bad, it is no surprise that nobody cares about opera
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid