Martin Luther King
What would MLK say in an age of Covid-19 segregation?
Many people may soon be facing a choice between civil disobedience and Covid-19 restrictions, for which the words of America’s iconic civil-rights leader remain boldly relevant
Sunak of many colours
He has become all things to all people, that he might save some seats
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
Why we all feel let down
Reflecting upon the corrosive power of disillusionment in politics and why our leaders are virtue vacuums who lack both competence and character
The case against “Zero Seats”
Despite everything, some Conservatives still deserve to win
Ireland’s surrogacy scandal
The Irish inferiority complex grasps at any first — no matter how low
Alan Bennett at 90
From the small screen to the stage, Alan Bennett has been the poet of awkwardness and isolation
Schrödinger’s sex binary
We have to resist the mass gaslighting of women and girls
Only Joe Biden can save America
He needs to keep reminding the American public that unless they vote for him they are evil and racist
Prophetic warnings
Error is the joy of pedants, be the error serious or trivial