Alexander Poots
Alexander Poots is the author of The Strangers' House: Writing Northern Ireland. He tweets at @alexander_poots
Newspeak
Language, landscapes and level crossings — is there nothing we can’t diversify, if we only dare to try?
Rape crisis sabotage is a feature, not a bug, of trans activism
Trans activism is uniquely incompatible with anti-rape activism
What does surrogacy say about us?
We are putting the interests of adults above those of children
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness
It isn’t ageist to want Joe Biden to drop out
People are concerned about his condition, not his age
Why are our politicians afraid of politics?
The depoliticisation of policy should concern us all
Anger and intuition
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: String quartets 6, 13, 15 (Chandos)
Repent, Richard Holden
The Conservative Party needs to hold itself to account