Anne McElvoy
Anne McElvoy is Senior Editor at the Economist and presents the culture show Free Thinking on Radio 3. She tweets at @annemcelvoy
Freedom fighters
The radical East German playwright Heiner Müller and Michael Frayn have a lot in common
Default, to a fault
Where are the plays that challenge the orthodoxy of left-liberal groupthink?
The self-destruction of the centrists
Chaos looms for the Conservative Party
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
A real plan for growth
A series of simple economic blunders has led to self-defeating policies that strangle any chance of prosperity for all
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
The unorthodox Englishness of Derek Jarman
The filmmaker was too complex to be reduced to a mere iconoclast
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments