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A night without Nessun Dorma: what does booing at the opera say about UK audiences?

Critics worry that heckling, such as that at a recent Royal Opera performance, is becoming more common

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The spy who came in from the bus stop

Brief letters: Tailed in Moscow | Martin Kettle on music | John Crace has it all covered | Changing duvet covers | Reform UK characters

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In praise of Martin Kettle’s mind and method

Letters: Readers reflect on the writer’s legacy after the publication of his last regular weekly column for the Guardian after 41 years on the staff

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Well done, Disney, for taking on Trump

Brief letters: The message of Zootropolis 2 | In praise of Martin Kettle | Miles Kington’s dog | Defining the north

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The world of today looks bad, but take hope: we’ve been here before and got through it – and we will again

As I write my last regular column for the Guardian, my thoughts turn to the lessons and hope we can take from history, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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We can still rely on the kindness of strangers

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Martin Kettle about a lost wallet and restored faith in human nature

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Need cheering up after a terrible year? I may have just the story you’re looking for

A single act of kindness reminded me that, despite so much evidence to the contrary, the better angels of our nature are not necessarily doomed, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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All children should have access to arts education

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Martin Kettle about the impact of educational inequality on Britain’s cultural sector

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Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts

Not all of the problems of Britain’s cultural sector come down to funding, but an awful lot do. That’s where leadership comes in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Why it’s ridiculous to call our new train system ‘Great’ British Rail

The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Europe is holding the line against Trump’s and Putin’s plans for Ukraine. But it won’t be able to for ever

In the 21st-century imbalance of power, Europe and Nato have neither the arms nor the wealth to impel Russia or the US to take its peace settlement seriously, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Rachel Reeves’s budget has inflamed, not calmed, Britain’s febrile mood

The chancellor’s statement will be remembered for the many taxes it raised, rather than the big one – income tax – it did not, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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People are right to ask ‘what is the point of Labour?’ when it can’t agree on anything

Who knows where this government’s credibility will be after next week’s exceptionally difficult budget, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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A word of warning to the hounds circling Starmer: be careful what you wish for

With this level of unpopularity, the question of the PM’s future may seem simple. Yet what comes next could be nastily complicated, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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A break with tax tradition in budget would be welcome

Letters: Prof Stephen Caddick says voters will swallow Rachel Reeves’s expected tax rises if Labour can show that it has a plan, in response to an article by Martin Kettle. Plus letters from Brian Keegan, Fawzi Ibrahim and Nick Floyer

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Rachel Reeves is damned if she raises income tax in the budget – and damned if she doesn’t

The only way the chancellor can save herself is to lower living costs or make big improvements to public services. Farage waits in the wings if not, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge?

Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Was this Starmer’s best speech? Yes. But he’ll need a new battle plan to convince a doubting Britain

The era when a barnstorming address would turn political fortunes is gone. The PM is out of step with modern digital politics and needs to catch up, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Trump’s UN rant revealed his true priorities – and Britain should watch out

Less than a week after his state visit, the president launched a surprise attack on the UK – and sent a clear signal about US power, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Keir Starmer’s Trump card to woo the US president

Letters: Derrick Joad decries the PM’s appeasement of Trump, while Rev Robert Titley sympathises with Starmer. Also letters from Jane Edwards and Michael Fuller

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I know many are deeply opposed to Trump’s visit. But Keir Starmer doesn’t have that luxury

The choice for governments around the world is clear: engage, or fall beneath the US president’s wheel. For now, Britain must do the former, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Is Britain really the new North Korea? Let us consider the evidence

Yes, there were some serious problems for Labour this week, but overblown claims in the press undermine what remains of our political debate, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Holding opera and Anna Netrebko to account for Putin’s war crimes

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Martin Kettle in which he says the Royal Opera House is making a mistake by hosting the Russian soprano

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As Putin’s bombs fall on Ukraine, the Royal Opera House had a call to make about Anna Netrebko. It made the wrong one

The Russian soprano says she has condemned the war and has no affinity with this Kremlin. But hosting her still seems unwise, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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More applause for Nicola Sturgeon, please

Letters: John Warburton praises the former Scottish first minister’s legislation on gender, and Duncan Macrae lauds her personality and values

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