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
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
How to destroy football
“Blue cards” will only add to the confusion and subjective rulings we’re now seeing
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
Light from darkness
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson
Synaesthesia
Robert Thicknesse, Lucy Lethbridge, and Yehuda Shapiro return for a mind bending and spirit expanding episode of Critical Mash
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left