Can Ncuti Gatwa save a tired franchise?
The new Dr Who is timely, not tokenistic
Last laugh
Intellectual wits like P J O’Rourke are rare birds these days
More human than the humanists
Church attendance is on the rise among non-Christian, non-believing millennials
I miss the old BBC
The BBC has lost its way and things have to change
Dr Labourstein’s monster
Knighthood or no knighthood, Tony Blair will never be re-habilitated
Match made in heaven
Once a habit that cut across class, smoking is now masochistic comfort for the dispossessed
Wake up and smell the free country
Chris Bryant’s absurd rhetoric deepens cultural divisions in one of the most tolerant countries on earth
Where’s the future?
Rishi Sunak’s budget is taking us back to the 1970s, but with none of the fun
Bleak streets
Freedom to die on the streets is no freedom at all
Life of the party
Party conferences are insights into the parties’ souls — insights that are not always reassuring