Harriet Marsden
Harriet Marsden is a freelance journalist, editor and broadcast commentator. Her first novel, Don't Lose Your Head: Life Lessons from the Six Ex-Wives of Henry VIII, is out now.
Why musicals are Britain’s elite artform
Musical theatre is one of Britain’s most prized assets; we must protect this unique part of our culture and economy at all costs
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Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
