Christine Jones
Theatre as rock concert
Hamlet Hail To The Thief is so nearly a classic
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Britain lacks a party of the young
Britain’s alienated young are drifting leftwards because no serious movement on the right is speaking to their interests
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world