asylums
Gimme shelter
The case for reopening the asylums
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Max Grubb
Resentful Academic
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
War crimes and Western double standards
How can politicians cheer the ICC pursuing Putin but not Netanyahu?
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
