Sensitivity
Don’t judge a play by its label
The instinct towards appeasing “sensitivity” would stifle the creative impulse
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
