Royal Shakespeare Company
The music of the Bard
A great tradition of Shakespearean songs have been all but forgotten
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Scruffy splendour
Holy Week showcases a very Venetian combination of Renaissance splendour and DIY
Was The Bible written by slaves?
A new book maintains that enslaved scribes and readers may have affected the shaping of Christian ideas
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
The vicious circle of higher education funding
Underperforming international students are propping up underperforming British universities
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
The dark threat of nitazenes
New opioids could pose a dramatic risk to British streets
Why Reform is rubbish
Its top-heavy structure and patchy talent mean it cannot seize a massive opportunity
In the name of God, lead
The Prime Minister appears terrified of making a stand against racism in his own party
The age of the Sex Olympics
It is time to resist the pornification of the modern world
