Giggs trial
Understanding abuse
The Giggs trial shows we still need to educate juries about coercive control
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
An abuser hiding in plain sight
There was shock when a feted theatre director turned out to be a paedophile who collected child rape porn but were the clues there all along?
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
