Derek Jarman
The unorthodox Englishness of Derek Jarman
The filmmaker was too complex to be reduced to a mere iconoclast
Killing democracy to save it?
The annulling of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections should concern us all
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
British politicians are turning me into a libertarian
Their incompetence and presumptuousness is the best advert individualists have
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
A bloodless coup in Bucharest
How can elections be cancelled without substantive reasons even being presented?
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful