Victorian
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life