Adventures in La-La Land
Simon Callow reviews A Fate Worse than Hollywood by David Ambrose
Afghanistan outsourced
Does Biden’s withdrawal include the thousands of mercenaries keeping it going?
Dominic Hilton’s Buenos Aires diary 5.0
Dominic Hilton offends the fumigation guy and witnesses the death of a former President
Could Tice scupper the Tories in Hartlepool?
The Hartlepool by-election will require a careful candidate selection for the Conservatives
Jane Austen and BLM: an historical interrogation
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a long-dead author who is beloved by millions will, eventually, find themselves dragged into controversy
Culture club
A cherished hub of post-colonial Indian life in London is under threat of closure
Finn noir
A Bergmanesque miasma of gloom hangs over every episode in this new Scandinavian thriller
Are overcomplicated back stories killing drama?
As Line of Duty now seems mired in the complexity of its own backstory, Alexander Larman asks if on-screen plots have become too complicated for us to enjoy
The House of Lords
The Rump Parliament had the right idea in 1649 when it closed down the upper chamber as “useless”
Bobbies’ shame
Why did the police facilitate a sham funeral for a dead terrorist during Covid restrictions?
Virginia, Vita and the resurrection of the taboo of lesbian love
How choosing a trans-woman to read Virginia Woolf’s most intimate words is at odds with the crux of this Charleston Trust event