Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world

British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East

There is no rational argument for prohibition

David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football

Labour are attacking free speech through the back door

Opera is “relatable” already

The real problem with foreign aid

“The Substance” is an accidentally revealing film

It takes more than a document to prove that you are female

You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand