Woke
Do not go gently
Opera has treated the subject of cancelling the pleasures of others in some depth
The evolution of Nick Cave
The former hard-living frontman continues to expand his horizons
The myth of overwhelming right-wing terrorism
Myth-makers are following fashion not evidence
Wolf in sheep’s clothing
What are we supposed to do when “Brenda the sheep” gets hungry?
Wise counsel
View from Oxford: Robert Beddard speaks from retirement
Amnesty and political prisoners in Ireland
Human rights organisations in Ireland are calling for the disenfranchisement of those who do not share their political views
Will Boris go for woke?
The Common Sense Group is seeking to stiffen the government’s resolve
Fairy tales have gone woke
Pulling up fairy tales by the roots in the name of feminism makes barren fare for the reader
2020: It’s no place for the old
The debate over Fairytale of New York is proof that 2020 is the year in which woke doctrine went into overdrive
Piers and the gospel of gammon
The last thing I need is some repugnant gammon scumbag like Morgan polluting the world with his moronic boomer ideas
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
The sacred and the profane
Allowing a “Rave in the Nave” in Canterbury Cathedral was a regrettable error of judgement
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
A cut above
Above all is the quietude, broken only by the snipping chatter of several scissors
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
Is a guaranteed sale fair?
Auction house practices may be distorting the picture
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
