Robert Jackman
Robert Jackman is a critic and writer. He tweets at twitter.com/RobertJackman88
Why this Vote Leave government won’t rush out of lockdown
A poll a day keeps the let out away
Diversity in scepticism
Questioning the lockdown isn’t a Brexit or culture wars thing
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
Allyship on easy mode
The inclusive message of Will & Harper obscures the harder questions of the “gender wars”
The vindication of Cass
An attempt to overturn restrictions on providing puberty blockers has failed
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
The virtues of complaint
There’s nothing anti-feminist about female complaint
No room for reform?
We should hope that even the worst people can change
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)