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'A stunning revival': Baroness Andrews reviews 'Billy Budd' at Glyndebourne
Books & culture
By Baroness Andrews
"A stunning revival": Baroness Andrews reviews 'Billy Budd' at Glyndebourne
Powerfully sung and beautifully performed, Glyndebourne has mounted a moving production of Britten’s theatrical and musical masterpiece, Billy Budd
'Packed with glorious detail': Baroness Andrews reviews 'The Edge of Revolution'
Books & culture
By Baroness Andrews
"Packed with glorious detail": Baroness Andrews reviews 'The Edge of Revolution'
Meticulously researched, David Torrance’s study of the 1926 General Strike is both erudite and engaging
'Never afraid to speak or to change his mind': tribute to Lord Skidelsky
Obituaries
By Baroness Andrews
"Never afraid to speak or to change his mind": tribute to Lord Skidelsky
Political nomad, towering economic historian and author of acclaimed studies of Keynes, what set Robert Skidelsky apart was not just his sense of mischief, or his clarity of thought, but his insistence on an ethical approach to economics
'A rollicking read': Baroness Andrews reviews 'A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars'
Books & culture
By Baroness Andrews
"A rollicking read": Baroness Andrews reviews 'A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars'
Alwyn Turner’s cultural and political history of the interwar years is full of gems
'The chorus nearly takes the roof off': Baroness Andrews reviews 'Boris Godunov'
Books & culture
By Baroness Andrews
"The chorus nearly takes the roof off": Baroness Andrews reviews 'Boris Godunov'
With its reflections on truth and power, and its parallels with modern European geopolitics, this RBO production of the Russian opera is both gorgeous and chilling
'A stunning cast with fabulous voices': Baroness Andrews reviews 'The Choral'
Books & culture
By Baroness Andrews
"A stunning cast with fabulous voices": Baroness Andrews reviews 'The Choral'
The Choral combines the power of music with the tenderness of love and the pain of war to moving and memorable effect
Tribute to Baroness Massey of Darwen
Obituaries
By Baroness Andrews
Tribute to Baroness Massey of Darwen
Former pre-school teacher, sexual health consultant and director of the Family Planning Association, Doreen Massey never deviated from her moral purpose. A life-long humanist, she championed the rights of young people and all those facing discrimination
A romp from start to finish: Baroness Andrews reviews 'Iolanthe'
Books & culture
By Baroness Andrews
A romp from start to finish: Baroness Andrews reviews 'Iolanthe'
Part pantomime, part political satire, the ENO’s joyful production is a surreal collision between the world of the fairies and the House of Lords
Government must deliver urgent adult social care reform after years of failure and broken promises
Health
By Baroness Andrews
Government must deliver urgent adult social care reform after years of failure and broken promises
A few weeks on from the Autumn Statement which brought a two-year delay to the implementation of the social care cap, there is no better time to be talking about adult social care.
Common frameworks can strengthen the union
Political parties
By Baroness Andrews
Common frameworks can strengthen the union
While the relationships between the UK and devolved administrations have deteriorated, the collaborative process of common frameworks can be held up as a model to build a stronger and cooperative union.
The Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee will help enrich the future relationship between the UK’s four nations
Brexit
By Baroness Andrews
The Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee will help enrich the future relationship between the UK’s four nations
The Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee will be scrutinising the complex frameworks in the Internal Market Bill.