Axel Rudakubana
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Southport is no excuse for censorship
The government is being weak-minded and opportunistic
The case for execution
Axel Rudakubana deserves the death penalty
Starmer’s scapegoating is downright silly
Of course Amazon is not to blame for the Southport killings
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Eine kleine Berlinermusik
Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! (Bis); Love Maps (TXYart)
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court