Alison Milbank
Alison Milbank is Professor of Theology and Literature at the University of Nottingham and writes on many aspects of religion and culture from Dante and Tolkien to vampires and the Gothic. She is an Anglican priest, who serves the parish church cathedral of Southwell Minster as priest vicar and Canon Theologian.
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
