Gulf
Stay cool, Mr Trump
The US need not fear losing influence in the Middle East to Moscow or Beijing
Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
Playing pipeline politics
The Gulf countries may not be reliable partners against Russia
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal