Crossroads of history
Cyprus is an island of contradictions, and the more we learn about it, the more paradoxical it becomes
The upside of the bubonic plague
Historian James Belich has no truck with the plague deniers
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
