Flags
Stars, stripes and dollars
Michael Prodger on the artists who make huge sums for painting the US flag
Prom-lematic
Landlords, Lammy, “Land of Hope and Glory” and other questionable phenomena
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Iain Banks: a double life
His disturbing debut, The Wasp Factory, is being reissued this year
The vindication of Cass
An attempt to overturn restrictions on providing puberty blockers has failed
Let publishers publish
The protracted corporate decision-making process is stifling the books industry
Boris comes down from the mountain
Is he the Tory messiah, or just a very naughty boy?
Starmer and the blob
The Conservatives must focus on our constitutional order
Plague and progress
In the 17th century, disease drove social and urban change in England
Israel’s forever war
Netanyahu risks dragging his country and his allies into an open-ended regional conflict