Ralph Fiennes
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Sein oder Nichtsein
What a pairing Hüller and Fiennes would make
Ralph Fiennes, Four Quartets and the future of theatre
It’s impossible to hear Eliot’s meditations and not be reminded of our current national ordeal
Duchess of Grub St.
I’m delighted that Meghan Markle has decided to stop causing controversy and embark on the more sedate pursuit of a literary career
Drop the agitprop
David Hare is an extraordinarily accomplished writer when he doesn’t revert to contemporary politics
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
The masculinity crisis is a porn crisis
We have to do more to challenge the reshaping of culture by pornography
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?