Oedipus Rex
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Lawless and disordered
British police and courts increasingly struggle to maintain public order
Excluding Imran Khan is cowardly and wrong
Oxford University has made a serious mistake
The odd world of Peter Oborne
How has a far-sighted conservative commentator fallen so far?
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
