the north
One of life’s irregulars
Artists’ estates can be a curse on a family. The painter dies, leaving the house stuffed with unsold canvases. What…
Northern rock
A fortnight ago, the debut album by a young British guitar band entered the chart at No. 6. You might…
There will be blood
It was a stroke of genius to invite Glenda Jackson to make her return to acting as the star of…
The lying game
My favourite scene in the first episode of the new series of Benefits Street (Mondays, Channel 4) — now relocated…
