Labour’s lost cause
Despite recent successes, the party is still leaving working class voters behind
An unlikely man of the people
Kenneth Clark has been unfairly accused of elitism; he wanted to democratise the glories of Western art and make it available to all
Blood and guts in high school
“Euphoria” is the nightmare the older generation saw coming
Playing the ace card
Bruised by the fallout from its belligerence over trans rights, Stonewall has a new cause
Sparks of Life
The end of the Sparks brothers’ career matches the intensity and originality of its beginning
Big Mac and fries matter
Michael Collins on the issue-led rehabilitation of a fast food giant
French Class
Michael Collins looks back Bertrand Burgalat’s career as the architect for the modern French pop sound
Invisible men
Black intellectuals who refuse to subscribe to the liberal consensus on race have been belittled, insulted and ignored by a predominantly white left wing elite
Truman and Tennessee: an unlikely friendship
Michael Collins maps the relationship between two of the greatest writers of the American south
Is it time for the honours system to go?
From the questionable calibre of candidates to clandestine cancellations, Michael Collins queries the future of this (not so) honourable tradition