Issue: June 2022
Lifeless life of a Technicolor titan
Ronan McGreevy plumbs new depths with his pitiful accounting of a great man’s death
De-Goulding: an incomplete coda
Part two of Mahan Esfahani’s deconstruction of the modern association of pianist Glenn Gould with Bach’s Goldberg Variations
A singular modern master
Architect John Outram fused high-tech and tradition to create his own unique style
Bookshops remaindered
The second-hand book trade has lost much of its romance and charm, not to mention eccentric establishments and their owners
Fenella Jeavons: Sponsorship Facilitator
Milking the Philistines — someone’s got to do it
Count your #blessings
A guide to drawing up a healthy resentment list
The renewal of Englishness
Journalist Jason Cowley builds a national identity from an excavation of incidents
Playing ball
The best way to sport a baseball cap
Last swipe at the Proms
Is it time to give a grudging nod of acknowledgement to the BBC Proms?
Earthly pleasures
The thrill of digging up — and eating — the first new potatoes of the year
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future