Mike Lear
Mike Lear: Lubricious lensman
If Mike is in any way conspicuous, it is by virtue of his sheer inconspicuousness
Let the blood-letting begin
The Conservative Party must change radically if it is ever to gain power again
Synaesthesia
Robert Thicknesse, Lucy Lethbridge, and Yehuda Shapiro return for a mind bending and spirit expanding episode of Critical Mash
Is public health a protected belief?
A new case will decide if prohibitionism in the name of public health constitutes a philosophical belief under the Equality Act
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
The meaning of Navalny’s death
This tragic event illustrates the cruelty and fragility of the Kremlin
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
The crisis in the universities
A Critic panel brought light as well as heat to the troubled question of higher education
Dark rumblings at the RIBA
Secretive shenanigans concerning the future home of its drawings collection arouse concern about the wisdom of the governance of the RIBA
Sugar, sex and sacrifice
It would be foolish to casually abandon Christian ethics of restraint
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
