Pets
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
The crisis at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
Serious as it is, it is no anomaly
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
The war on women’s spaces
Roxanne Tickle’s legal triumph is nothing to giggle at
