Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
The Candy Man can
The people’s party: now bankrolled by one of the country’s richest property developers
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
A race to the bottom
Women should not give legitimacy to an appalling platform
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
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 vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
