Reality check: Russia could win
The balance of resolve favours Russia
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
Dress code
How did Starmer not know how it would look? (The donation, not the clothes)
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
