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Strictly Come Dancing
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
The EU’s war on Hungary
As news breaks of secret EU plans to cripple the Hungarian economy, who can still believe it respects national sovereignty?
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
The City’s lights are dimming
The Square Mile is increasingly at risk of becoming an irrelevance
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians