Windfall Tax
Sunak leads the retreat
A windfall tax is apparently not a windfall tax if the Tories introduce it
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
A Freudian slip
Was Golden Age Vienna the birthplace of the modern mind?
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
The ongoing fiasco of European defence
Starry-eyed talk of continental cooperation obscures the grim reality of competing interests
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
