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Renato and Me
David Smith recalls his association with Renato Curcio, the former leader of Italy’s ultra-left terrorist group the Red Brigades
What would MLK say in an age of Covid-19 segregation?
Many people may soon be facing a choice between civil disobedience and Covid-19 restrictions, for which the words of America’s iconic civil-rights leader remain boldly relevant
Diversity at the BAFTAs
The BAFTA film awards have seen plenty of diversity in recent years, but have gone down in film history as the least diverse film awards ever. Why?
Which political diaries are worth taking seriously?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses with Graham Stewart the craft and value of the political diarist
Swim and tonic
The latest buzz from our back-stage gossip
A treasure trove of memories
T.V. show, The Repair Shop, is just what we need in these dark and fractured times, says Adam LeBor
EU micro-aggressions: should Britain stoop to retaliate?
The EU is about to take legal action against the UK. Can the post-Brexit “special relationship” with Brussels be repaired?
What’s the EU really trying to do with the Protocol?
Brussels isn’t living up to the commitments it made
Experts, know your place
Morality isn’t scientific
Labour’s Local Election launch
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner failed to convince the electorate that Labour has totally renounced Corbynism
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
The war on women’s spaces
Roxanne Tickle’s legal triumph is nothing to giggle at
Is this just fantasy?
Sir Brian May is wrong: farmers do care
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
Office politics
There’s the joker, the slacker, and the bloke who just got fired
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
