Paul McCartney
In my ears and in my eyes
The Lyrics: the autobiography Paul McCartney never wrote
Let It Be: Have we passed the golden era of the rock ‘n’ roll memoir?
There is an inexhaustible public appetite for learning about the private lives of our idols, but they don’t make rock stars like they used to
Days in the life of the Fab Four
Joseph Connolly reviews One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time, by Craig Brown
The oldest rockers in town
The original generation of rock ‘n’ rollers remain more interesting than modern stars
Are the Beatles still underrated?
If Lennon and McCartney had never met, Britain would have been more boring and less colourful
The myth of Abbey Road
Abbey Road is less a cornerstone of the Beatles’ legend than its tombstone
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Assisted dying and the suicidal
The culture around assisted dying could aggravate the thoughts of the suicidal
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
