Crime and Sentencing bill
Tory rebels hold fire
We’re not expecting any rebellion on the Crime bill for months
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
