Adam James Pollock
Adam James Pollock is a writer and photographer, and the author of Sustenance. He tweets at @aIIegoricaI
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Is public religion the new heresy?
It makes no sense to argue that faith should not inform ethical decisions