Roddy Doyle
The coronavirus variations
Here are three of our most praised writers with new offerings written during one or more lockdowns and that also take in the pandemic in their subject matter
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Two cheers for Trump on free speech
The President-elect cannot just protect speech that he likes
Franco-Irish vigour
Augusta Holmès: Symphonic poems (CPO)
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
Disaster zone
It’s a big job says Keir Starmer, and it’s not our mess we’ll be clearing up