The sphinx who reshaped Europe
The key to Europe’s future lies with Mario Draghi, the technocrat who sidelined politicians and saved the Euro, but who now needs them to succeed as Italy’s PM
The rise of Mrs Europe
A new EU is emerging. Will Ursula von der Leyen lead it to triumph or failure?
Happily ever EFTA?
This genuine trade bloc is a chance for Britain to show international leadership
Vegan diets won’t save us
Not all plant food is virtuous and not all meat and dairy is problematic
Locked out of the office?
What we’re getting wrong about the daily grind
Fast food and stolen goods
The Critic Narrated: Episode Seven, with Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Daisy Dunn and Michael Prodger
December/January: Letters to the Editor
There needs to be a more balanced assessment of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Thinking on inking
An intellectual tries — and fails — to find deep philosophical justifications for the modern wave of tattooing
Expensive booze pushes Scots towards drugs
Sturgeon’s alcohol policy is her latest failure
The coronavirus variations
Here are three of our most praised writers with new offerings written during one or more lockdowns and that also take in the pandemic in their subject matter
I miss the old BBC
The BBC has lost its way and things have to change
Ferrucio Busoni: Elegies (Chandos)
British pianist Peter Donohoe’s recital is a perfect pick-me-up for Covid gloom
The Revolution in the stable
We abandon the incarnation at our peril