Sydney
Locked down under
Do Australia’s leaders really know what they’re doing?
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Let’s diversify the curriculum
If we really want diversity, we need to get more traditional
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
Bar none
The fraud behind the Bar Standards Board’s “equality and diversity” drive
