foreign aid cut
Boris giveth and Boris taketh away
Some people are nobody’s enemies but their own
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Murders for October
Tales from the gothic to the macabre
