Anti-Semitism in the UK: 4. Stoppard views the century from Leopoldstadt
Tom Stoppard is one of the greatest living playwrights. End of. His output has been remarkable so I’ve always been excited when news of new work starts doing the rounds. I adore Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead and the truly sublime Arcadia in particular. So my sense of anticipation before seeing Leopoldstadt last week (only […]
Anti-Semitism in the UK: 3. Figleaves, Snowflakes and Statistics
Previous posts Anti-Semitism in the UK: 1. 75 years after Auschwitz… Anti-Semitism in the UK: 2. The challenge of definitions Now I’m super-conscious that the previous post is controversial. But here’s one difficulty with it in particular. Supposing, then, that it is possible to criticise Israeli policy (as very distinct from the right of the […]
Anti-Semitism in the UK: 2. The challenge of definition
Click here for Anti-Semitism in the UK: 1. 75 years after Auschwitz… Now I’m horribly aware of the hot water I’m tiptoeing into. So let me say at the outset: I’m no expert; I fully concede that others spend vastly more time weighing the issues than I have. No doubt many will have views, and […]
Anti-Semitism in the UK: 1. 75 years after Auschwitz…
I started working on this short series of posts while sitting in Frankfurt airport, en route to Ukraine. Just in front of me is a muted TV screen with the local news. I don’t speak German, but I can make out the odd phrase. And the main item is from Auschwitz. Because today is Holocaust […]
Q Marks the Spot 136 (February 2020)
Sacred Treasure This is an extraordinary story that reads like a whodunnit: the stolen early manuscript of Mark? (long read but worth it) I’m an unashamed John Dickson fan – his new book on the historical Jesus looks great: here he argues 1% of evidence for Jesus is enough Paul Eddy, writing on Psephizo, gives […]
