Religious Education
The elephant in the classroom
Imagining itself to be impartial, the “neutral” RE curriculum imposes its own claim
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
David Lammy’s Caucasus catastrophe
The Foreign Secretary’s blunder has exposed the hollowness of “progressive realism”
The Critic
No they haven’t put the mag on the silver screen just yet, but its still worth watching
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
How to be anti-woke without being weird
There is a thin but vital line to tread
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?