Jonah Lomu
Year’s mind: James Small and the 1995 Rugby World Cup
ASH Smyth reflects on South Africa’s historic 1995 Rugby World Cup win
How cinemas can save themselves
Watching films at the cinema should be a communal experience
Why the election was good for Unionism
A diversity of voices will help rather than hinder the cause
Murders for July
The most gripping and grisly detective novels of the month, from Devon to Orkney
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Welcome to butter mountain
Labour’s extraordinary predicted majority might disappear almost as quickly as it arrives
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
The cinematic future is bright
“The End” is in sight for communal film-watching, right? Wrong
Rejoice, the war is over!
Remember when Keir Starmer took the knee for BLM to demonstrate his opposition to the culture war?
Anatomy of a populist cynic
As Spain’s national-conservatives get outflanked by “Alvise”, Europe’s “new right” would do well to watch the fringes, too
Indulgent Italian treats
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
Five rules for governing
Use your power, bring back politics, extend your wings, rebuild your base — and govern in poetry
