Europe
In Praise of Plod
How our police lost their way, and why they’re still better than the alternative
Paris on lockdown: ‘Eccentric’ running and a chastened president
Macron admits mistakes as quarantine continues in France
Controlling crises
How do governments of past, present, national and international deal with crises?
Death toll predictions are a mug’s game
John Ware asks if our trajectory is going to be so different to the rest of Europe’s
Ageing Europe faces demographic suicide
As their birth rate plunges, EU countries are failing to confront reality
Small is best
In Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa small nations lead in terms of economic and social development
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Well, well, well
The amazing discovery of a thousand Orvieto pots in a water shaft
The EU’s war on Hungary
As news breaks of secret EU plans to cripple the Hungarian economy, who can still believe it respects national sovereignty?
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
A right to protest?
The right to dissent is often at odds with the will of the mob
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
It’s time to stop the rot
Students denounced, lecturers cowed and managers with little interest in truth
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
