Shakespearespeare
Two essays in excellence
The BBC at its best on Shakespeare, and remembering Barry Humphries.
X scandal
The fault lay in the dirty minds of the viewers, he said
The royals needs better PR
We have seen too many royal disasters
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
The sacred and the profane
Allowing a “Rave in the Nave” in Canterbury Cathedral was a regrettable error of judgement
Britons need real ownership, not feudal leaseholds
We should shake up an outdated and restrictive system that offers a simulation of property ownership
Could Britain have a coherent written constitution?
It seems probable that it would have a Christianity-shaped hole at its core
