Let there be light
Raphael’s masterful depiction of divine light owes much to Dante, who incorporated the latest
optical thinking in his visionary poetry
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
The masculinity crisis is a porn crisis
We have to do more to challenge the reshaping of culture by pornography
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Legal curiosities
The pursuit of justice in small or atypical jurisdictions has sometimes led to some unusual legal quandaries
The RAM should face the music
Why the Royal Academy of Music shuts of pupils from private schools
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards