Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Deconstructing a giant of the screen
For a gay, Hegelian, terrorist-sympathising dialectician, Fassbinder was a rather conservative moviemaker
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Kemi Badenoch is a useful idiot
The former Secretary of State has a track record of advancing woke regulations
Tough on the causes of non-crime
A warm welcome back to non-crime hate incidents
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
