James McManus
Midsummer fever dream
What is the direction of theatre for the next season?
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead