John Simon
An appreciation of the late John Simon
Andrew Cusack remembers the apotheosis of criticism
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
Against rights radicalism
A noble cause has mutated into an obstructive and anti-democratic force
The sacred and the profane
Allowing a “Rave in the Nave” in Canterbury Cathedral was a regrettable error of judgement
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
This vision glorious
Let us allow the glory of Easter to touch our daily lives
Remembering an Agatha Christ-mas
What maintains our fascination with the worlds of Agatha Christie?
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
The hidden cost of pronoun politeness
Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
