Middle Management
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
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On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
Brexit was not an act of economic self-harm
Whatever you have heard, UK-EU trade is doing just fine
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama