Macron
Communal unrest breaks out in France
Vladislav Davidson explains the most bizarre communal violence in recent memory
Hope and recrimination in the City of Light
Macron gets a hard time but Paris is beginning to bustle
Paris on lockdown: ‘Eccentric’ running and a chastened president
Macron admits mistakes as quarantine continues in France
Terence Rattigan
The subtly subversive chronicler of Englishness still makes grown men cry
The spectre of dissent
Authoritarian impulses have taken root in the British state, as Keir Starmer continues to crack down on speech online
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
The warp and weft of women’s history
This synthesising project downplays the variety of experience amongst ancient women
Black holes and revelations
Keir Starmer has detected a previously unknown budgetary singularity from whose gravity no tax cuts can escape
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle