Lothian
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Politics with the depth of a puddle
A month of politically-minded podcasts has reached its exhausting apogee
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
Brexit and the dubious doppelgangers
Doppelganger models are an unreliable guide to how Britain would have looked had Brexit never happened
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?