Entertainment
Past his prime
Even the President of the United States has to know when to retire
A return to Lord’s
Two years on from the gripping World Cup Final, there are few pops and bangs this year at Lord’s
Judah Friedlander Live!
In his perversity, absurdity, and bleakness, Friedlander taps the mood of American politics now
Starring Chelsea Peretti as Herself
The moments of interruption in Peretti’s stand-up reveal the constructedness of what we are watching
A little world of death
Christopher North says the decline of bull fighting is greatly exaggerated
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Class war in the upper house
The end of the Lords’ ancient
right to resolve peerage disputes
is the latest casualty of Labour’s
constitutional vandalism
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
