Caucasus
Tigran Mansurian: Con anima (ECM New Series)
You may find that Con anima is one of the best ways of spending the next 15 minutes of your life
None should sleep
A TOSCCA conversation on potential catastrophe in the Caucasus
How Labour are taking the voting public for granted
Labour has no hope of returning to power if they fail to capture a comfortable working-class seat from a government that has presided over the greatest crisis in living memory
How the pandemic has exacerbated our struggle for dignity
David Goodhart’s recent book is a reminder that we need to look out for those whose lives, jobs and purpose are disappearing
Have schools lost their true purpose?
Schools have become too focussed on training talent in service of the economy to the detriment of individual and collective flourishing
The forgotten art of the handwritten letter
The humble handwritten letter has made a comeback during the coronavirus pandemic – but will it last?
The history twisters
Nigel Jones warns that cinematic portrayals of historical events and figures could alter how we understand the past
Let’s call it a wrap
Hannah Betts is hooked on the insouciance of a vast scarf
The gay anti-Nazi brotherhood
In recognising the threat Hitler posed and swimming against the tide of public opinion, the glamour boys defied the stereotypes
Is China heading for global empire or Soviet collapse?
Dan Blumenthal’s new book wants us to be pessimistic, realistic, and proactive
If the Labour Party didn’t already exist, who would invent it today?
If Keir Hardie were still around, he might ask himself why he bothered to create a political party that has now lost its purpose
Why are poor people so much nicer than rich people?
It’s a broad generalisation – but the author can only go off his extensive experiences bouncing between the developing and developed worlds