Woman’s Hour
Elusive quest for impartiality
I would cavil at the curse of the presenter monologue, tending to sway the audience one way or the other, reveals Anne McElvoy
Don’t patronise female students
It’s insulting to think that women have to be treated with kid gloves
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
What’s wrong with the Human Rights Act?
It makes judges the arbiter of moral and political as well as legal decisions