A very stable genius
“I am a total act” (but a second act?)
John Bowers reviews A Very Stable Genius, by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
Legal laughs
Legal “humour” is seldom more than mildly amusing
A decade of economic disaster
Only one verdict is possible: Conservative rule has been a comprehensive failure
Healers who harm
Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
13 Years Later
Who could be inspired by this zombie conservatism?
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Slavery did not create Britain’s wealth
A bogus narrative is obscuring history and diminishing our national pride
