Cleopatra
Missing a slam dunk
Cleopatra is not a terrible movie, but this failed Hollywood history is
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
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
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
