Otto Weininger
Love and death in Vienna
Spanish flu killed Schiele and Klimt. Their art sensed the brevity of life and the doom of their society
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
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 judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing