Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be
It’s not that life is perfect — it just isn’t the 70s
My sordid tryst with Boris
What promises is the Prime Minister actually going to deliver on?
In Praise of Plod
How our police lost their way, and why they’re still better than the alternative
Past his prime
Even the President of the United States has to know when to retire
Letter from Washington: The America they knew
This week’s US casualties in Kabul lived through a tragically narrow slice of American history
The Passion of Ken Loach
Expelled from the Labour party, Loach can once again present himself as a rebel
Paderewski & Stojowski: Violin Sonatas (CPO)
I would happily subscribe to an emergent series of forgotten Polish treasures if the quality remained this high
The best there is
Frankie Dettori’s unmatched skill, underestimated bravery and unprecedented love for the horses
Labour of Little Love
The architects of the Belfast Agreement should honour its terms
Celebrity crime novelists: the latest literary fashion
Crime and thriller titles have replaced Strictly Come Dancing as the new craze for celebrities
Silenced at Speakers’ Corner
Hate crimes operate as a contemporary, de facto blasphemy law
The same old misogyny
A feminist student society has taken legal action against the Bristol Student Union for sanctioning their women-only spaces
Courts shouldn’t ban clinical treatments
This is a win for common sense, not the trans lobby