Beveridge Report
Vanilla flavour Labour
Something borrowed, something blue – Keir Starmer’s vision cedes the initiative to Rishi Sunak
All double dutch
Andrew Cusack says the influence of the Netherlands’ seaborne empire can still be felt around the world, from Manhattan and South Africa to modern Sri Lanka
“No happiness in life”: a very Russian outlook
How endless optimism can make it difficult when confronted with unpleasant choices
Alice in blunderland
The V&A reckons Alice in Wonderland is a self-help manual in the sex-war rather than the daydreams of an old Oxford perv
The Afghanistan Withdrawal
Did Biden make the right call?
Stay home, win elections
Leaders that reject grand narratives in favour of what actually matters to people are rewarded
August/September 2021: Letters to the Editor
Samuel Beckett is at his best when he’s being brief
Euthanasia isn’t progressive
It’s been done elsewhere and the results are horrifying
Marble Ah.
The new Marble Arch reminds me of that Cristiano Ronaldo statue
Carry on camping
Packing Claudia the darlings off for “improving” summer activities
Pressure baby
If anyone is going to be over-cautious about vaccines, it’s pregnant women