Jon Cruddas
Hartlepool and the dignity of Labour
After losing Hartlepool to the Conservatives, the Labour Party would do well to take heed of Jon Cruddas’s new book
Femcel fantasies
“The Substance” is an accidentally revealing film
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Vorsprung durch Technik R.I.P.
The vaunted German model really is kaput — bust
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
