Elderly
The uses and abuses of nostalgia
The old like to think they had it harder, but secretly feel they had it better, too
The grim truth about social care
We need to restore a sense of generational solidarity
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
The self-destruction of the centrists
Chaos looms for the Conservative Party
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
The French far right are losers
Will Rassemblement National will ever be the ruling party?
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics