Alvise
Anatomy of a populist cynic
As Spain’s national-conservatives get outflanked by “Alvise”, Europe’s “new right” would do well to watch the fringes, too
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
There is no magic bullet for raising birth rates
A complex network of spiritual, cultural and economic factors underpin our fertility slump
Flawed paean to a heartless auteur
A lack of empathy goes to the hollowness at the heart of so many Kubrick movies
Pathetic fallacy? Pathetic government
Sunak’s sad announcement was miserably symbolic of Conservative failure
The pointlessness of pintlessness
There is no case for slashing the drink-driving limit
The big bang
On the ecological repercussions and economic contributions of big shoots
Christians are still being persecuted in Egypt
We should stand in defence of a beleaguered minority
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
Posh pinks
Upscale rosés sans biodynamic woo-woo, please
The Golden Age of jockeys
Ryan Moore is most racing professionals’ idea of the best jockey in the world
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
