Alfred Sherman
Alfred Sherman: the original Downing Street maverick
The rise and fall of Dominic Cummings recalls the role of another eccentric who changed British politics
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
One deuce of a decider
This is it, when you look into the abyss and the abyss looks back into you
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech