Critics
We are the cultural Norns
Here, at last, is a mind-expanding podcast that is the antidote to everything the wretched Arts Council stands for
Criticising the critics
Ideology has triumphed over art
Singing lessons
Spare us the social justice preaching
Rats desert a thriving ship
The space for criticism to exist grows smaller and the archways that sustained its presence crumble away, laments Sarah Ditum
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Homes for heroes
MPs are committed public servants who need accomodation in London to do their job
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
