Kate Fleetwood
My Master Builder is poorly constructed
An overwrought, undercooked relationship drama with wince-making dialogue
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new