Shalom Nyandiko
A widow’s might
The Widow is intelligent television that probes the dark side of the international aid industry
Sinking giggling into the sea
The Conservatives were very amused with Rishi Sunak’s latest joke, even if no one else was
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
J.K. Rowling and the very Freudian fandom
Many Harry Potter fans feel a strange compulsion to hate the thing they love
He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman
Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times
The spectre of the past
The “Great English Ghost Story” offers a form of comfort and is rooted in the ache of nostalgia for a more elegant era
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
As flies to wanton boys
Gambling with human lives is just another day in the lives of the one per cent
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future