Simon Russell Beale
Norse mode
How John Gabriel Borkman is a hard Ibsen play to like
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
Digging the Holy Land’s past
Our modern controversies about Jerusalem have ancient and medieval roots
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
A real plan for growth
A series of simple economic blunders has led to self-defeating policies that strangle any chance of prosperity for all
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
