Noël Coward
When Irish eyes aren’t smiling
Irish Gothic and Noel Coward romance on the stage, and remembering actress Hayden Gywnne
Lifting the mask of a mercurial master
Soden shares the spoils of untrammelled access: vivid evidence of the man not seen
Noel Coward’s public genius
This production of Private Lives amuses as much as it moves its audience
Why can’t we have a good film of Noël Coward’s plays?
If one judged the playwright solely on the film versions of his work, one might be forgiven for believing that he had never been particularly accomplished
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
