Plane crash government
With Sunak’s agenda firmly earthbound and far from civilisation, some MPs are clearly contemplating cannibalism
Gunfight at the Not-Really-OK Corral
It’s high noon for Sunak’s Conservatives as the bullets start to fly
I don’t like Mondays
Rishi Sunak has had enough of domestic politics, and is hoping a shooting war in the Red Sea will sway his fortunes
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing
Made for TV
UK politicians are generally unsure what to think about a subject until the ITV docudrama comes out
Glory Dave
The former prime minister takes us on a walk down memory lane
Over the rainbow
Somewhere over the rainbow, seats are blue
Alas, poor Nigel!
What is Reform without Nigel Farage?
Returning affairs
The Goldfinger is an action thriller of the mind
Disagreeable liaisons
Innocent debutant Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is just trying to quietly govern the country, but people keep asking him annoying questions
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
High art or high camp?
Elektra, Royal Opera House
Michael Gove’s convenient conversion won’t be enough
Britain’s economic dysfunction runs very deep indeed
A mum’s place is in the Irish constitution
Ireland’s constitution is rare in protecting mothers, so why change this?
The once and future Right?
Could Argentina’s “madman” President rescue his country from a century of decline?
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
He’ll never let the old flag fall
Lee Anderson will never stand for insult, especially the insult of never being invited round for dinner
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
Employees have the right to be gender-critical
The ICO’s gender diktats are indefensible
