Gilbert and Sullivan
Magic moments
A bomb dropped into the frightful world of mid-Victorian musical entertainment
W.S. Gilbert
A wildly funny and slyly subversive comic genius who deftly skewered the mores of Victorian England
The G&S divide
A large proportion of the English drive themselves mad with a baroque cocktail of fury, snobbery and self-hatred over Gilbert and Sullivan
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
No Kemi, liberalism hasn’t been hacked
Badenoch’s party brought us to this point. It was no accident
Keir-y-e-Liason
Rob tries to stay awake at the Liazzzzzzon committee
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Hot desking
We, the special advisers of the Labour Party, seek justice!
