Awards
What do the BAFTAs really stand for?
The awards used to be entertainingly eccentric
Oscars so woke?
Predictability and cyclical trends at the 92nd Academy Awards
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
The French far right are losers
Will Rassemblement National will ever be the ruling party?
Office politics
There’s the joker, the slacker, and the bloke who just got fired
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
