Greek Mythology
Medusa and toxic femininity
In reply to A Classicist’s response to ‘The Mirror of #MeToo’
Looking back at Medusa
Myths are more malleable than statues
The Mirror of #MeToo
Luciano Garbati’s new work expresses a widespread decline in symbolic literacy
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
The return of non-crime hate incidents
Labour are attacking free speech through the back door
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
