Joseph Marlow
Joseph Marlow is a writer on the arts.
New tunes from a hatful of old songs
We approach Dylan’s both peerless and wildly uneven catalogue only through the after-image of his dazzling prime
Kemi Badenoch is a useful idiot
The former Secretary of State has a track record of advancing woke regulations
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Labour’s economic policies are incoherent
Labour risks collapsing under the weight of its own inner economic contradictions
The Sturgeon delusion
How the former SNP leader inspired hope and then squandered it
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online