In Praise of
The Pan Book of Horror Stories: top-drawer gore
Their lurid covers were catnip to bloodthirsty, impressionable teenagers
Michael Powell: an auteur who loved to work with others
In our age of the Saw torture-porn franchise, Peeping Tom still has the capacity to disturb
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The dating system invented by Tiny Dennis
Film novelisations
On the ladder of literature, film novelisation was once considered above only pornography
MOR
Te sell-outs who always sell out
Simon Gray: seriously funny artist of angst
An author of seriously funny plays
Hipsters: eco-friendly heirs to William Morris
Middle class millennials in search of the good life
Stanley Baldwin, unfairly vilified pragmatist
A leader of great personal qualities
Carry Ons: Phwoar! What a lovely set of hits
Grim, funny glimpses of a Britain in decline
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
Defending an outdoor smoke
There is no rational argument for prohibition
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
