Archive for December, 2010

Powell’s masterpiece or torture porn?

By Patrick Mulcahy /Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Peeping Tom
Director: Michael Powell

Some enchanted evening with Amadeus

By Cary Gee /Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

The Magic Flute
New Theatre, Oxford

Ministers should read this book. They will enjoy it – and they won’t want to invade Iraq

By Edward Pearce /Monday, December 13th, 2010

Crown & Country: A History of England Through the Monarchy by David Starkey
Harper Press, £25

By Tribune Web Editor /Monday, December 13th, 2010

Cartoon by Alex Hughes. More at www.tribunecartoons.com

False witness and a sorry stance on war crimes prosecution

By Mark McDonald /Monday, December 13th, 2010

Nick Clegg is mistaken on limiting private prosecutions for crimes against humanity, argues Mark McDonald

Back to the 19th century with Michael Gove

By Graham Lane /Sunday, December 12th, 2010

The Conservatives seem out to destroy coherence in the education system, says Graham Lane

Imagine, for a moment, the President paying a visit to the confessional like Al Pacino in The Godfather…

By Simon Kinnersley /Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Decision Points by George W Bush
Virgin, £25

Romance and glamour, luxury and sensitivity

By Emmanuel Cooper /Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Thomas Lawrence: Regency Power & Brilliance
National Portrait Gallery, London

Ed Balls

By Ed Balls /Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Blame the Lib Dems, but don’t let the Tories off the hook

Debt and the damage done

By Emma Kelly /Saturday, December 11th, 2010

The furore over university tuition fees has prompted a level of student protest not seen for decades, writes Emma Kelly