Simon Russell Beale
Norse mode
How John Gabriel Borkman is a hard Ibsen play to like
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid