Old Romeo’s Almanac
Our theater gossip columnist spills the beans on his fellow actors and gives us some predictions for the new year
“Between you and me…”
Our theatre gossip columnist spills the beans on his fellow actors
‘Between you and me…’
All the gossip that’s fit to print from our showbusiness veteran
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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
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
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
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers