Richard Burton
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
Diva and the Dane
The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre delves into the relationship of an acting power couple.
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Conservatives can no longer trust institutions
Institutions are only as effective as the people within them and the culture beyond them
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Megalomania
Megalopolis is a gaudy, self-indulgent mess
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Invasion literature
It couldn’t happen here. Right?
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
