Jon Lanesman
Shifting momentum: why Starmer sacked Rebecca Long-Bailey
There is more to RLB’s sacking than meets the eye
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
Prom-lematic
Landlords, Lammy, “Land of Hope and Glory” and other questionable phenomena
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
A real plan for growth
A series of simple economic blunders has led to self-defeating policies that strangle any chance of prosperity for all
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Royals in an online age
Can the royal mystique survive the glare of modern media?
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
