Planning Reform
On a pedestal?
Give up joyless meat-hating for Lent
Who wants to rule forever?
Being in power a long time doesn’t guarantee you’ll get things done
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
A full-blooded blow-out
Kurt Weill: Symphonies, Seven Deadly Sins (DG)
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
How should we teach about the Holocaust?
Keir Starmer’s social engineering aims seem ill-conceived
Dissertations and their discontents
PhD funding is a valid subject for debate but social media mobs are not the answer
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
