Picnic
Simplicité sur l’herbe
The rules for the perfect picnic are simple, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Tablets of stone
Tech firms increasingly set the rules when it comes to education
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
How the Navy built Britain
Culmination of a magisterial work that entwines the story of the Royal Navy with the scientific, cultural and social history of our nation
War crimes and Western double standards
How can politicians cheer the ICC pursuing Putin but not Netanyahu?
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government