Rhodes Statue
House divided
A view from Oxford: All is far from well at Christ Church
University challenged
View from Oxford: this is about much more than a statue
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
A full-blooded blow-out
Kurt Weill: Symphonies, Seven Deadly Sins (DG)
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
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?