Simon Russell Beale
Norse mode
How John Gabriel Borkman is a hard Ibsen play to like
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
Too much disinformation
Mariana Spring is back, with another series to set the songbirds a-twitter
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
The school as a battleground
Michaela defeat will not deter Islamist designs on schools
The problem with securonomics
A genuine strategy for increasing our economic security and resilience as a society would not start with the state
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
The big bang
On the ecological repercussions and economic contributions of big shoots
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
What does surrogacy say about us?
We are putting the interests of adults above those of children
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them
Don’t ban anti-Israel marches
Principled and pragmatic arguments for prohibition are weak
