Simon Callow
Simon Callow is an actor, writer and director.
Adventures in La-La Land
Simon Callow reviews A Fate Worse than Hollywood by David Ambrose
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?