Salome
The many sides of Salome
Critical Mash returns!
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale