Cosmetic Surgery
The female body is the new short skirt
What is being done to some female bodies is changing what all female bodies mean
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
A stern telling-off
Rachel Reeves has had enough of these misbehaving Tories
Struggles of a veteran matador
Familiarity can make the heart grow cooler, but greatness can still prevail
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
What does surrogacy say about us?
We are putting the interests of adults above those of children
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
The gambling suicides myth
The rate of deaths caused by gambling has been foolishly exaggerated
