Dissidents
Tristram and the tyrants
Laurence Sterne’s 250-year-old masterpiece is a radical, riotous celebration of liberty loathed by both Nazis and communists
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Tough on the causes of non-crime
A warm welcome back to non-crime hate incidents
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Prom-lematic
Landlords, Lammy, “Land of Hope and Glory” and other questionable phenomena
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
Sorry, not sorry
Sincere apologies require a shared set of values
