Goals
Self-help with Samuel Johnson
Improving ourselves takes good principles, not mere goals
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
Improvement and impoverishment
Urban life from the poorhouse to the public house
