Richard Osman
Pointless protest
Spare us the snooty superiority of “real” writers affronted by celebrity novels
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
What’s wrong with the Human Rights Act?
It makes judges the arbiter of moral and political as well as legal decisions
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
