Equatorial Guinea
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
Idiot voters
Badenoch’s team aren’t idiots. Not like the voters
Developing nations will be forced to choose
Sitting on the fence between China and the USA is unsustainable
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
Two cheers for Trump on free speech
The President-elect cannot just protect speech that he likes
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
