It’s miserable being an Epstein
It was shortly after my fifteenth birthday that I discovered the music of The Beatles. A school friend and I…
Dawn French’s M&S Christmas ad is an insult to Jews
Being born, shall we say, under a different star, there are no official Christmas celebrations in our house. Sure, it’s…
The case for staying put: why this Jew isn’t leaving Britain
Is it time for the wandering Jews to once again pack up and go? It’s a question that has been…
What’s so bad about ID cards?
Back in 2009, when the Labour government piloted a voluntary biometric identity card, I signed up immediately. In fact –…
Andy Burnham isn’t the answer to Labour’s woes
There was a palpable feeling of euphoria across my home city of Manchester when the Gallagher brothers finally buried years…
Why an overhaul of A-levels is long overdue
It’s been forty years since I took my A-levels. Yet one particular dream still gatecrashes my sleep with irritating regularity:…
The real reason the UK always fails at Eurovision
The UK has a peerless reputation for producing some of the catchiest and most imaginative pop music on the planet.…
Save me from Disney’s Snow White feminism
Controversy surrounding the live-action version of Snow White, which is released on Friday, suggests there is little likelihood of a…
Working from home turned me into a terrible mum
Can the passage of time ever assuage parental guilt? After all, brooding over what can’t be changed is a pointless…
We need to reclaim the word ‘Nazi’
You can tell a lot about a person by their reaction to traffic wardens. Those of a mellow, reflective bent…
Why are so many BBC broadcasters going native?
Of the many characters created by the peerless Victoria Wood, one creation in particular lingers in the mind: namely the…
Why this Jew loves Christmas
Merry Christmas – or perhaps, I should say, Season’s Greetings. The festive period can be something of a minefield for…
