What do the BAFTAs really stand for?
The awards used to be entertainingly eccentric
When bad reviews attack
Book reviews are not the preserve of the literary dilettantes — they have real power
A spy for all seasons
Who is the man behind “The IPCRESS File”?
Joe Wright: Auteur of awfulness
His films are overrated, overindulged, and dismal
Joie de vivre
Has the National Theatre brought back fun?
Noel Coward’s public genius
This production of Private Lives amuses as much as it moves its audience
I am not what I am
Will the real David Mamet please stand up?
Hogging the spotlight
Souvenir Part II offers no hope for British cinema
Star stuck
Should we still care about Michelin stars?
What the Dickens
Spin-offs are all very well, but can’t we have the real thing?
March 2024: Letters to the Editor
Record-setting sons and founding fathers
The disingenuous anti-vax blame game
People have short memories about the MMR scare
Miriam Cates is right about surrogacy
It is a fundamentally dishonest and exploitative practice
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
Seeing through Judith Butler
Very little substance lurks within the obscure prose
The hidden cost of pronoun politeness
Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut
Two-tier policing?
If the Government caves in on its buffer zone guidance, it will be mandating two-tier policing
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
Free speech in free fall
As British freedoms are continually eroded, much of the liberty lobby seems to have nothing to say
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
Are we suffering from generational sink?
How can the young find meaning and coherence in the future?
