Culture club
A cherished hub of post-colonial Indian life in London is under threat of closure
Smuggling Plato to Prague
Edward Lucas pays tribute to his father J.R. Lucas, Oxford philosopher and Cold War champion of the Czechs
An open letter against assisted dying
118 academics oppose the Leadbeater Bill
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
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
The reality of assisted dying, an open letter
A plea to MPs to vote against this dangerous law
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
The Critic
No they haven’t put the mag on the silver screen just yet, but its still worth watching
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
