The Critics
Killer jokes
The Unfriend explores how closely good and evil can live in cosy accommodation
A genius who could say “no”
The things Beethoven never did
Taking the piss
If you’re going to be provocative, people are going to be provoked
Taking flight
Why planes make such a great setting for films
Vinyl solution
Vinyl’s comeback is down to a desire for a tangible point of contact with a performer
The human subject
Tár is a film of moving ambiguities
Beyond satire
Opera North and English Touring Opera have plied an honourable trade without trying to gain kudos
Boats and bombs
A Netflix winner, a Netflix disappointment and a classic American hero on Amazon Prime
Passion and percussion
Two tastes of Chinese culture in London
Lost in the Moral Maze
What is kindness, and is it the highest of virtues?
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
Assisted dying and the suicidal
The culture around assisted dying could aggravate the thoughts of the suicidal
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
The right-on, left-wing oppressors
A flaw in the design of academic studies makes the Left appear less authoritarian than the Right
No interest in national interests
The government is not putting Britain first
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
