Frequent hyperbole means the media would struggle to describe a genuine disaster

Psychologists know it will do the opposite

David Smith on the time he spent with Yasir Arafat, the former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization

The government needs to face down its enemies on planning reform

Sarah Phillimore summarises the events from the first day of the Bell v Tavistock appeal

The Tolkien society is scanning the author’s work for signs of cishetero amatonormativity

Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about how Britain’s armed forces adapted to the challenges of fighting the Second World War

If this stuttery, scatterbrained autist can become an activist, there really is no excuse for anybody else

For Boris there’s no difficulty transitioning from panel shows to PMQs

It’s impossible to hear Eliot’s meditations and not be reminded of our current national ordeal