Carey Mulligan
What does the Carey Mulligan controversy tell us about film criticism today?
How one misinterpreted film review may have set a dangerous precedent
Hollywood whinge-fests undermine contemporary feminism
Hollywood is often a slimy, cynical business, but weaponizing feminism against a critic you don’t like is a new low
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.