Televised Press Conferences
Shining limelight upon twilight?
Daily televised press conferences are a gift to the media class not to government
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Dance with the devil
Should a museum be a venue for the display of works of art for sale?
The great migration
What will Twitter do without its smuggest inhabitants?
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, European
Where does shitposting end and statesmanship begin?
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
Is public religion the new heresy?
It makes no sense to argue that faith should not inform ethical decisions