Anne Applebaum
A flawed analysis on the rise of transnational authoritarianism
György Schöpflin on Anne Applebaum’s Twilight of Democracy
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
The mean queens of the book world
A rare case of a “progressive” employee facing consequences will not change the publishing industry
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
Labour’s move to ban speech on abortion won’t stop outside clinics
All dissent on the subject is being problematised if not criminalised
Carelessness in the community
Who are the “community leaders” who are currently shaping police policy in Birmingham?
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party