Iceland
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
Sagas to savour
Was Iceland responsible for the French Revolution, the moon landing and the discovery of America?
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
Keeping us on message
The UK’s secret government propaganda unit dedicated to praising multiculturalism
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them