Kate Beckinsale
A widow’s might
The Widow is intelligent television that probes the dark side of the international aid industry
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
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
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord