The Critics
Two essays in excellence
The BBC at its best on Shakespeare, and remembering Barry Humphries.
TV crime spree
From Washington to Belfast via a conspiracy thriller, Adam LeBor reviews the latest television drama.
The dark side of Constable
His paintings have greater depth than fashion has supposed
Diva and the Dane
The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre delves into the relationship of an acting power couple.
Stravinsky’s reputation is in freefall
Norman Lebrecht re-examines the life and legacy of Stravinsky.
Rap’s dilemma
Sarah Ditum unwraps the rap culture war.
The wild north
On screen savage battles, middle-aged villains, decline and disease are reviewed by Robert Hutton
Into thin Air
A pro-capitalist cinematic curiosity
Risky liasons
From Syria to Spain
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
A race to the bottom
Women should not give legitimacy to an appalling platform
The idea of the countryside Pt. 2
English rural life in theory and practice Pt. 2
Reasons to be cheerful
A pessimist tries to summon up Christmas cheer
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
