Adam Macqueen
More plausible than real life
John Preston reviews Beneath the Streets by Adam Macqueen
Wragg must go
He should resign or be fired
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
This England
We should celebrate the glorious wartime cinematic masterpiece that Churchill wanted to ban
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
Elgar’s excellence
Elgar: Symphonies (Halle/Oehms)
