The Old Vic
A great tribute to a giant of the theatre
Two major revivals of Tom Stoppard’s work
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The American chaos machine
The United States’s current aggressive expansionism and domestic strife are an intrinsic part of its national character
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Class war in the upper house
The end of the Lords’ ancient
right to resolve peerage disputes
is the latest casualty of Labour’s
constitutional vandalism
The EU is changing on immigration
A firmer stance is being taken — but will it be enough?
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Starmer’s union trap
Labour has handed power back to the unions, and is now discovering the cost of obedience
The truth about Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was actually a black woman
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions