Issue: June 2026
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
