Modernisation
The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline
Hating The Hundred
Why do cricketing authorities think we’re stupid?
The Irish experiment
Irish politicians are seeking “modernisation” without a clear sense of what that means
Why MPs can no longer vote by click
Voting through the lobbies is an inconvenience worth preserving
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
After Covid
English towns have a long road to economic recovery
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
