Living Standards
A real plan for growth
A series of simple economic blunders has led to self-defeating policies that strangle any chance of prosperity for all
Labour won’t survive unless it boosts living standards
People need hope that things can eventually get better
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
The grand Budapest hotel
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s office gives Orbán the space to think
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Should we feel pity for the Pelicot accused?
To have endured pain does not excuse inflicting pain
Badenoch’s “muscular liberalism” is a non-starter
The Conservative leader sounds hopelessly out of touch
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow