Commemoration
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Duke of deception
Duke Wolff was a real life Gatsby, a brilliant, flamboyant faker whose lies left a legacy of both devastation and fascination for his children
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Recreational rioting
Is your right an existential threat to the nation or just blowing off steam? It depends on which flag you’re waving
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle