Lee Cain
Keeping the beaches open
What did we learn about Boris Johnson’s COVID response from Didactic Dom?
Once, twice, three times a briefing
Are thrice weekly Downing Street briefings finally about to start giving us reasons to be cheerful?
The historical role of the maîtresse-en-titre
Nigel Jones looks at how the mistresses and girlfriends of rulers have exerted political power throughout history
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
Marianna in the trenches
She wants to dive into the murky depths of social media, but her microphone can only scratch the surface
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?