James McManus
Midsummer fever dream
What is the direction of theatre for the next season?
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
Enjoy some old Baileys
Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Food for thoughtlessness
The march of the public health puritans continues
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
