John Swinney’s Isla Bryson moment?
The Scottish Government must be made to face the facts on sex and gender
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
“Nice” people need to read this book
How women have been hounded throughout the gender wars
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style