Britain’s dismal choice
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn make this election a hold-your-nose-and-vote contest
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Putting a gloss on big ideas
On the outsize influence of small magazines
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat
Truss alone
Young Liz was accidentally left in charge of the country, only to be menaced by the worst sort of criminals: Tory MPs
