Not In Front of the Parents
A double bill of Alan Bennett plays expertly transports us to a world of childhood hopes and grief
 
The Resolute Courage of Margaret Thatcher
The woman I knew for 40 years was persistent but never provocative. She will be ranked among the very greatest figures in English history
 
Are you excited? I prefer oblivion
All-too-predictable sci-fi and tired post-modern campery imply that original cinematic ideas are rare
 

BY OLIVER WISEMAN On the letters page of the new issue of Standpoint, two leading historians debate the state of history in schools today.  Read more