What the Polish election means
It has major implications for conservatism and left-liberalism in Europe
Between Middle Earth and the West
130 years from his birth, what can we learn from Tolkien?
Tomorrow in Poland
“Konfederacja” and PiS are predestined partners in the attempt to protect Poland’s identity and learn from the West’s mistakes
Ongoing lessons from the Battle of Warsaw
After the Miracle at the Vistula, a Miracle at the Oder?
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
The restless life of a very bourgois rebel
Gauguin was not an artist who lent himself to categorisation
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Prom-lematic
Landlords, Lammy, “Land of Hope and Glory” and other questionable phenomena
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
