Colm Tóibín
Sparks, glitterballs and masterworks
The greatest works of fiction published this year
Immigration is still the elephant in the room
Violence is appalling, yet we have to understand the conditions from which it emerged
Is Scottish independence really dead?
Labour’s “more devolution” policy will only strengthen the cause in the long term
Is Britain closed for business?
Stacks of extra administration will make it even harder for businesses to turn a profit
A Royal good time
Racing brings the country together in a convulsion of delirious democracy
Gambling with the numbers
A new survey of problem gamblers has serious problems of its own
Kimchi culture
A new gallery pursues a pungent kind of artistic and intellectual renewal
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
World Government or Peoples’ Governments?
As the nation state system falters, we are faced with a choice between centre and periphery
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Lords of the wrestling ring
Professional wrestling podcasts have become almost as popular as wrestling itself
