Pandemic
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
There is still no pandemic plan
The Covid inquiry could help improve our response to the next crisis, but is not asking the right questions
The fog of bores
Was Martin Reynolds’ memory a casualty of the pandemic?
Don’t mention the war
A rosy-hued invocation of the Blitz spirit was a hopelessly misguided metaphor for the Covid pandemic
Pandemics, plagues and pestilence
Germs have been laying waste to civilisations for 50,000 years
COVID Estrangement Syndrome
How to deal with creeping authoritarianism
The keyboard secret army
The paranoid war on “disinformation” at the heart of the Government’s pandemic response
Send in the spivs
War offers so much more in the way of profitable procurement than even the pandemic
To catch a culture thief
A vast global market in stolen and forged art and artefacts has only grown in the context of the pandemic, but technology and international policing may be catching up
A descent into chaos
What does the future hold beyond Brexit and Covid?
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Legal laughs
Legal “humour” is seldom more than mildly amusing
Wragg must go
He should resign or be fired
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
The Rwanda Bill and the rule of law
Our constitutional tradition strictly separates international law from domestic law
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
Rozsa’s regret
Miklos Rozsa: Orchestral works (Capriccio)
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
