Why I have hope in Liz
Truss is an optimistic politician who has been underestimated by her detractors
Do we need a trade deal with the US?
Now is the time for the UK to reassess priorities
The Tories have a nostalgia problem
Modern leaders must focus on modern problems
Housing hypocrisy
The mainstream parties are betraying the aspirations of young people
We should open our borders to the victims of Putin
Immigration is a potent weapon in the war on authoritarianism
Australia is not a goldmine
Trade with Australia is good for Britain, but it can’t replace Europe
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
Legal laughs
Legal “humour” is seldom more than mildly amusing
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
In the name of God, lead
The Prime Minister appears terrified of making a stand against racism in his own party
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
