Summer Season
A very superior Season
Today’s Season may be more democratic and international than the old, but those in the know still cherish the hot tickets that guarantee exclusivity
Serve up a symphony
Simplicity is best for a Glyndebourne picnic
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
