Thomas Ostermeier
Cate and cast soar in The Seagull
Chekhov’s masterpiece tragicomedy re-tooled
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
How Donald Trump betrayed himself
President Trump has forgotten what made him successful in the first place
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths