Tempest
Instruments of shock and awe
Jean Sibelius/Arne Nordheim; The Tempest (Naxos/LAWO)
What is the British Army for and where is it heading?
Will higher defence spending go on tech or boots on the ground?
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
Choosing enemies wisely
China manifestly wishes to avenge her past humiliation at Western hands
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
