Grand Coalition
No winners in Germany
No party met their own expectations, but a Grand Coalition might not work this time
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Eine kleine Berlinermusik
Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! (Bis); Love Maps (TXYart)
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Pricing out the young
Britain’s labour market is faltering, and subsidies cannot mask the policies pricing young workers out.
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life