Rural Life
Monarchs of the fen
Stalking muntjac and fallow deer in Lincolnshire
Another country
The tales that show how rural life has changed
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Ancient bones of contention
The burgeoning and irregulated market for dinosaur skeletons
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics