Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes plays the white man
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s many passions included a view of Empire that would today be regarded as racist
Why Sherlock Holmes remains the greatest detective
There is no need to make Sherlock Holmes more likeable, part of his brilliance is in his ambiguity
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
Do feminists speak for all women?
To speak on behalf of women is not to speak for or over them
Organic snake oil salesmen
The Greens have an easy answer for any question (well, almost any question)
Planning for success
Even with its huge majority, Labour has a finite amount of political capital. It should spend a great deal of it on planning reform
Labour are playing with fire on abortion
There is no case for decriminalising late-term abortion
How I came to live in Looking-Glass House
How it feels to be exiled over political disagreement
On the Cusk of austerity
A cerebral critic pleaser, a dramatic crowd pleaser, and a perennial favourite
Lone danger
One certainly wouldn’t expect anything resembling loyalty from the wolves running “Theatreland”
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance