Kevin Rudd
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
The “open borders experiment” is reversible
Keir Starmer can and should change the conditions by which migrants become eligible for Indefinite Leave To Remain status
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press