Helen Garner
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
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.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
Critical briefing: Belgian Channel crossings
How the geographical spread of Channel crossings has been widening
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Borne back into the past … of Bolton
Oh no, not another cliche!
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition