Mark Sedwill
Politicians versus mandarins
Spats between governments and civil servants are inevitable when administrations have a radical agenda
The designated survivor
Churchill’s stroke in 1953 does not create a workable precedent for Dominic Raab to follow
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Farage the fumbler
Nigel Farage is not built for the highest positions of responsibility
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters