Culture
No one needs “privilege” to enjoy the theatre
Why Daniel Day-Lewis is wrong to think the working class need permission to go to the theatre
Why cousin marriage endures
Opposing cultural relativism is no excuse for cultural ignorance
The vanishing of the aspirational lower-middle class
A favourite punching bag of satirists was more noble and valuable than it seemed
Malice in theatreland
How activist theatre undermines the arts
Me and my gull
Seagull: True Story, Marylebone Theatre
Love among the sandwiches
Cesare, Somerset Opera, Frome Memorial Theatre
A lot to Bragg about
Melvyn Bragg’s “In Our Time” has been a rare civilised outpost at the BBC
On snatching a phone
We should all take steps to resist anti-social behaviour
Some observations on public commemoration
Memorials should be meaningful, not mawkish
Christianity is a culture
Christianity is not just a private faith, nor a set of traditions, but a way of individual and collective life
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting