Diary
Judaism, literary lust—and ‘fat camp’
‘Discovering Judaism has been a profound and fascinating process, from celebrating festivals to the spiritual joy of synagogue’
Train trouble
‘Every holiday of my childhood was spent either looking at art or making it. I remain helpless to resist the pull of the landscape on one side and lure of galleries on the other’
Mocktails and deferred adulthood
‘Every alcohol substitute I’ve ever tasted has the flavour roughly of fake grass blended with lemon pips’
Stick to singles
‘If Pliny the Elder were alive today he’d be fronting Frack Off’
The slippery slope to death by doctor’s order
The Royal College of Physicians’ decision to end its opposition to assisted dying is morally indefensible and gives a green light to activists
The road to hell for the mentally incapacitated
The weasel words of disability rights may be well-intentioned, but they mask institutional cruelty and deprive caring parents of their say