Jhumpa Lahiri
The enduring power of brief encounters
A trio of novels that are connected by their surprising manner of finding their way to us
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Ancient bones of contention
The burgeoning and irregulated market for dinosaur skeletons
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
One deuce of a decider
This is it, when you look into the abyss and the abyss looks back into you