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Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd’s murder
Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. Jurors deliberated for ten hours before…
Theatre's final taboo: fun
The stage has become a pleasure-free zone in which snarling dramatists fight over their pet political causes, says Lloyd Evans
Now isn't the time to 'decolonise' the curriculum
Who will educate the educators, when the educators get things wrong? This week, one of Britain’s leading teaching unions passed a…
There's the kernel of a good show in this copycat Hamilton: Treason the Musical reviewed
Copycat Hamiltons are everywhere. Lin-Manuel Miranda led the way by turning an unexamined corner of history into a smash-hit show.…
The campus Churchill delusion
Was Winston Churchill a racist? For students like me who attended Churchill College, Cambridge, it’s a question which barely even…
Is Black Lives Matter a voice for black Brits?
Does Black Lives Matter speak for black Brits? The organisation’s objectives are certainly radical: it has professed public support for direct…
What 'Britain's wokest headteacher' gets wrong
Ah, a story for our times. And I think you know how it’s going to go. There was this junior…
Rhodes shouldn't fall but Clive had to go
Tearing down statues and renaming places is all the rage. But acting in this way isn’t always a mistake. Take…
Statue wars: what should we do with controversial monuments?
Secretary of State for Communities Robert Jenrick’s pledge to protect monuments and statues from mob iconoclasm with new laws and…
A woke church is doomed to fail
My church attendance leaves something to be desired and I can’t cite Bible verses for every occasion. Yet for as…
A night of angry pipsqueaks: Young Vic's 50th birthday gala reviewed
When Kwame Kwei-Armah took over the Young Vic he strapped a ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign over the front of the…
Covid marshals are killing theatre: The Shrine & Bed Among the Lentils reviewed
Covid marshals have invaded theatreland. Arriving for a weekday matinee at the Bridge, I was greeted by stewards holding up…
