Catherine Belton
The long arm of the Chekists
This book is an apt metaphor for the state of freedom of speech in modern Britain
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
The shell shock of the arts
How will the art world respond to its narrative shock?
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
