Theatre Review
A hint of the mystical
Music has inspired two fine new productions
Big, dumb and full of fun?
“Operation Mincemeat” does not quite live up to the hype
Sympathy for the devil?
Those expecting a recipe for poulet à la Gazza may be disappointed
Enter stage right
Our new theatre critic promises to be fair and unmoved by doctrinaire groupthink
Oh dear, England
The fun of “Dear England” is dampened by therapy speak
Making Shakespeare zip
These new productions of Richard II and Much Ado About Nothing are pacy and fresh
Bach and forth
The Score – Theatre Royal Haymarket
The good book?
The show is a handy barometer of changing sensitivities about free speech in comedy
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Why Mali matters
Terrorism is spiralling out of control in West Africa
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad