The odd couple
Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene may have been unlike as possible, but they remained the closest of friends for four decades
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
The great migration
What will Twitter do without its smuggest inhabitants?
Soporific Starmer
The Prime Minister appears to be making a virtue of his own dullness
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Should we feel pity for the Pelicot accused?
To have endured pain does not excuse inflicting pain
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
