Why Britain should celebrate the Battle of the Boyne
British schoolchildren spend more time learning about the American civil rights movement than the English Civil War. An entire generation…
Why corporations won’t let Pride die
Pride month has finally come to an end. Did you notice? There has definitely been a reduction in the number…
Boris, Sherwood and the politics of the past
It feels like the end, but we’ve been here before. The past months of Boris Johnson’s teetering administration have felt…
The birth of the culture wars
The last time I wrote for The Spectator’s diary slot, over the summer, theatres were tentatively beginning to turn their…
The true cost of theatre closures
It turns out that if there’s one thing more expensive than making theatre, it’s not making it. Empty buildings haemorrhage…
Can London’s theatres survive this crisis?
Never have I stared at my own face so much. Not because I want to, it’s just always there now,…
