Romcoms
Romcom revival
Making romcoms modern: plausible obstacles to happiness and a broadening of vision
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
International Society for Libdem Consciousness
It’s a cult, but at least it’s one of the cheerful ones
Sausage to fortune
Vague promises might haunt Starmer more than an embarrassing gaffe
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world