Titles
The Rise of the Dominics
Dominic Green on the prevalence of his own name
Title Dodgers
It’s not just Harry and Meghan who have dropped their titles
Why has the language surrounding motherhood become so contentious?
The desire to formalise and stiffen the way we talk to each other in the name of inclusivity is a worrying trend
The Royal Shakespeare Company at 60: a very happy birthday?
Muted celebrations, concerns of relevance and controversial origins — Alexander Larman delves into the RSC at 60
A surprising celebration
Good Friday is both a demonstration of, and the only answer to, what has gone wrong with the world
How the pandemic has exacerbated our struggle for dignity
David Goodhart’s recent book is a reminder that we need to look out for those whose lives, jobs and purpose are disappearing
Masters No More: Clement Attlee and the ‘Revolt of the Suburbs’
Holding together working- and middle-class voters has been Labour’s historic Achilles’ heel. Can Keir Starmer do what Clement Attlee couldn’t in 1950?
Silence in court
Calls by Labour politicians for an inquiry into royal racism misjudge the popular mood
Should asylum be granted for life?
Lessons for Priti Patel on how Denmark reduced its appeal to asylum seekers
Hindemith: Wind sonatas (Warner)
Paul Hindemith’s music is extremely well-made, intelligent, civilised, and moderately witty — so why has it all but vanished?
Alexei Stanchinsky: Piano works (Ondine)
Stanchinsky occupies a tonal territory midway between Rachmaninov and Scriabin; an amalgam of suppurating misery and crackpot visionary
The redemption we need
After a national Lent that has lasted a year, we can smell the blossom of hope