Borderline bleak
Sex and the City’s sequel is more mini-lecture series than TV drama
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity