Persecution
Christians are still being persecuted in Egypt
We should stand in defence of a beleaguered minority
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Labour’s economic policies are incoherent
Labour risks collapsing under the weight of its own inner economic contradictions
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
