Animal Farm, which was published 80 years ago this week, is the most insidious of George Orwell’s books. At first sight it’s a rollicking story, funny and unusually (for Orwell) full of affectionate ...

Securing a ticket for this, Hopkins’s third foray into stand-up, has been tricky. About half the stops on her Batshit Bonkers Britain tour are sold out. I am squeezed into Bethnal Green’s Backyard ...

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