FARC
The FARC and me
David Smith recalls time spent with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia: the most murderous army of insurrection in Latin America’s modern history
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
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
Merkel the Disaster
The sad dolts in the room are wrong about the former German chancellor
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure