Christine Jones
Theatre as rock concert
Hamlet Hail To The Thief is so nearly a classic
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Legal curiosities
The pursuit of justice in small or atypical jurisdictions has sometimes led to some unusual legal quandaries
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Bach in black
CPE Bach: Berlin Symphonies (BIS)
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss