The Red Lion
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
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 lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Assisted suicide has been dealt a fatal blow
The Scottish Parliament arrived at the right decision. Westminster should do the same
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp