Christians are under attack in Nigeria
The UK has turned a blind eye to persecution for far too long
Rewiring the state
Kemi Badenoch has a plan, though what it involves is anyone’s guess
In a manor of shrieking
One haunted house has an infamy above all others: McKamey Manor, in the USA
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
Parable of the talent
Was there ever a more dispiriting line-up of Scrooges than those offered to festive audiences in 2024?
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
