Mantel
Masterful tombstone for a tudor bruiser
Hannah Betts reviews The Mirror & The Light by Hilary Mantel
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Explaining reality to Ed Miliband
You can’t ban baking and eat cake
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
How to be anti-woke without being weird
There is a thin but vital line to tread
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
