Manifesto
The heir to Dave
This is the first election since Macmillan that the Tories are headlining on increasing the size of the state
The new model Brexit Party
“We are the new radicals” claimed Nigel Farage, as he launched his Contract with the People
Why not the Taliban Line?
These new overground lines are not sufficiently progressive
Nova’s diary: Everything’s different now
Rishi is helping our neighbour, Big Jeremy, with his sums
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words
Not another one!
How might the run-up to the next general election look?
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Where is so much gender confusion coming from?
The scope of inquiry into gender and young people should be expanded to schools
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
How to lose an empire
The rise and fall of the Sassoon family, whose yearning for social acceptance brought titles at the cost of success
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
