A race to the bottom
“Decolonisation” ideology distorts and condescends
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Katharine Birbalsingh is wrong about religion in schools
Education should prepare us for the good life, not just good grades
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
How can we pay for our cathedrals?
Critics of silent discos in Canterbury Cathedral are silent on how to fund our churches
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
The conspiracy illusion
Marianna Spring is looking at the finger, not the moon
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians
