Survivors (TV Drama)
We have been here before
A 1970s drama played on a nagging sense that modern life was fragile
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
The curious case of the “Gaylor” affair
Whatever the framing, the sexuality is the story
Saving my own bacon
Only the particularly pig-headed will stick it out in the pork farming business
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
How we killed ideas and kept impressions
We have to rediscover ideas and not just the idea of ideas
Should we love the British economy we have?
As another UK steel mill closes, Stephen Bush’s plea for a white collar love-in felt ill-timed
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
Single-minded
Enjoy some new malt whiskies coming to market
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
