Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Leading us a not- so-merry dance
Virtually every moment of physical theatre has to include some sort of balletic lunge
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Eroticism and intrigue
Out of Vienna (Alpha-Classics)
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid