Lord Hall
“I trusted a journalist …”
MPs shocked to discover a liar could have risen so far
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
