Grimsby
Austin Mitchell: Always independent
The former Grimsby MP who championed Brexit long before it was popular
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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
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
The dead-end art of conspiracy
Should art dissect conspiracy theories or immerse itself in them?
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities