Archives
Betjeman the beat poet
Recalling a thrilling collaboration between the poet and a group of oddball musicians
Jayne Payne
Counter-cultural survivor
Keeping it in the family
The Succession problems of family-run firms
The ghosts of Norwich
The callous destruction of an ancient city in the name of efficiency, modernity and a failed utopian vision of “the Good Life”
A love letter to hard-won wisdom
They paid the bills through the tutorials that trained the next generation
Killer roles
The Dungeons & Dragons romp-com
The accidental dog
The dog owners of this country have had enough of experts
Simon Gray: seriously funny artist of angst
An author of seriously funny plays
Selling the jewels
Auntie has gone mad and is auctioning off the family silver
A kangaroo court
Guilt by association grips Australia
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
Is this just fantasy?
Sir Brian May is wrong: farmers do care
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
