Pop Music
Stage frights
Do pop stars have what it takes to succeed in the theatre?
Raging irritants
Knowing Rage Against the Machine are political doesn’t overcome my determination to enjoy them anyway
Tunes of glory
How do you love a song you disagree with?
TikTok goes the clock
It took me a while but now I really appreciate Amy Winehouse
Loved Bond, hated Billie
A good Bond song should include swooning strings, stabbing horns and a chorus the size of the moon, explains Sarah Ditum
Middle-class hero
John Lennon’s kicking against the pricks was mere window-dressing
The only thing to do is dance
When things are desperate, you don’t want to be the audience, you want to be the show
Are the Beatles still underrated?
If Lennon and McCartney had never met, Britain would have been more boring and less colourful
Heaven Knows He’s Miserable Now
The never-ending rise and fall of Morrissey
Don’t tell us the truth!
Richard Waghorne says the Blitz spirit means suppressing information about Corona
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
London has lost its soul
National renewal must start with the capital
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
The “open borders experiment” is reversible
Keir Starmer can and should change the conditions by which migrants become eligible for Indefinite Leave To Remain status
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
