Alec Siantonas
Alec Siantonas is Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Ashoka University, Delhi
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
Cheap at the price
Political donations are the highest grossing investments you’ll ever make
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson