social realism
The geopolitical prescience of Handel
On opera’s flirtation with current affairs
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
Earworms — some Profane, mostly Sacred
Hymns can be as catchy as popular music
World Government or Peoples’ Governments?
As the nation state system falters, we are faced with a choice between centre and periphery
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
For Heaven’s sake, not Robert Jenrick
He’s the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose
Stubbs at flay
His controlled charnel house gave the painter a peerless understanding of horses
Fears for tiers
The British state must be impartial in the face of different outbreaks of criminality
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
