Deepak Lal
Remembering Deepak Lal
To Lal there were no contradictions in defending classical liberalism, democracy, empire and faith in India
The Midas touch
The kind of skill that makes the breath catch in thousands of throats at once
The scandal of screens
Parents are ill-equipped to fight the power of Big Tech over children’s lives — they desperately need the law to be on their side
More drama, less news
An element of fiction can bring insights and humanity that pure non-fiction lacks
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
High art or high camp?
Elektra, Royal Opera House
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
