Mission Accomplished
Finley Harnett reviews the BBC’s Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Boris goes for Boris
The oven-ready withdrawal deal turns out to be inedible
Life is more important than art
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has failed to live up to its responsibility as an industry leader
Return of the dragon
China’s Covid belligerence will only isolate it further
Dangerous Rhodes
Spare a thought for Oxford dons – they have every right to fear their students
UBI is a pipe dream that would bankrupt the nation
Universal Basic Income would wreck the economy
Bridge Over Troubled Water: 50 Years On
Half a century on, the song remains an an eternally affecting evocation of the need for solidarity and comfort
Last Night of the Proms – a storm in a teacup?
BBC Proms row has developed into an unexpectedly successful publicity stunt
Unwelcome rise of a truly awful artist
Jacob Willer examines the extravagant claims made about an Italian painter hailed as the saviour of revivalism
Ratifying the Istanbul Convention won’t protect British women
We must not empower an international body to meddle in matters which should be left to our own lawmakers
Shifting momentum: why Starmer sacked Rebecca Long-Bailey
There is more to RLB’s sacking than meets the eye