Vasily Grossman
Writer who caught the reality of war
Vasily Grossman was not only a great correspondent in World War Two but a courageous dissident
Architectural historian against the world
John Martin Robinson’s second memoir pulls no punches against the cult of Modernism
Sweet taste of sovereignty
It seems “Global Britain” is smaller and less delicious
Passed with a synod and a wink
Putting matters theological to a vote might seem odd, but it actually makes sense
Race to the end
The Tate’s latest offering reveals more about its curators than its art
When comedy goes right, it’s very wrong
The Goes Wrong Show expertly mines hilarity through disaster
Crime without punishment
It should not be difficult to distinguish between political protest and disrupting national life
Remembering Colin Powell
Powell’s real legacy was Barack Obama
Expensive booze pushes Scots towards drugs
Sturgeon’s alcohol policy is her latest failure
Canary in the cultural coalmine
Robin Ashenden talks to the prescient Lionel Shriver about cancel culture
Rogues’ Gallery
Now that the BBC has a taste for turning its own scandals into prime time ratings, I’ve wasted no time pitching similarly eye-catching ideas
Now then, now then
Should there be a new drama about Jimmy Savile?