Richard III
Slaughter and forgetting
Strange echoes at Bosworth Field
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
The reality of assisted dying, an open letter
A plea to MPs to vote against this dangerous law
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
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
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
