Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
In the name of God, lead
The Prime Minister appears terrified of making a stand against racism in his own party
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
Nova’s diary: Everything’s different now
Rishi is helping our neighbour, Big Jeremy, with his sums
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
Rishi goes a-wooin’
The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Labour is betraying women
From benefits to crime, Keir is letting women down
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
The sadness of AI boyfriends
Technology can make romance frictionless and sterile
