Cigar
The Conservatives deserve credit on sex and gender
They were slow to respond to institutional capture — but they did respond
Sunak must take the fight to Labour
Starmer has been allowed to escape criticism and accountability
Nigel Farage had a point on Ukraine
Putin is the aggressor, yes, but Western states still behaved irresponsibly
Polls at the pics
Films offer windows into the British and American political processes
Big town life
Force for progress, loyalist fortress, or den of iniquity — the English town has been all of these, and more
Against literary celebriphilia
We need interesting authors, not “big names”
Could Trump be a world leader?
His sense of his own importance might not be suited to isolationism
Fat lot of use
One cannot approve of so lazy a gimmick as a fat suit in reality-obsessed 2024
Ringo Starr
The man cruelly mocked as “not even the best drummer in The Beatles” must be the most underrated musician of all time
A majority built on sand
Keir Starmer should not feel too triumphant — hard times lie ahead