Florence
Evening Vespas and Gelato alla Gordon’s
When in Florence…
Crepuscular perfection
There’s a new Tuscan restaurant in town — and it’s a success
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing