gas
Western governments should blame themselves for the energy crisis
It is a failure of investment more than a product of war
We can’t even give them away
Let’s not pretend we have sovereignty over the Chagos Islands
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Why has Tehran released Toomaj Salehi?
The regime is said to be split over whether to target high-profile protesters
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
The dangerous lure of Europe
We must disincentivise economic migration to European states
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
