Satire
Make every day a Pride day
Many organisations this year forgot to put up their flags
Diana Lampwick: Dutiful daughter
A pinch of Tolkien diffused in a pool muddied by the feet of Michael Moorcock
Mumbling “no fire” in a blazing theatre
Keir Starmer’s impersonation of normalcy is less than convincing
Blowing with the wind
This humble character actor pledges unwavering allegiance to whatever comes next
Emma Booster
Her novels occupy the curious, contested space that stretches between literary fiction and commercial romance
Nicolas (30 ans)
With his well-paid white-collar job in the capital, 30-year-old Nick ought to be living in clover — so why isn’t he?
Rebooting the Bard
Technological forces shall ensure the emergence of an altogether more “relatable” Bard, fittingly diverse in origin
The takeover
North to south London is a strictly one-way street
Miriam Spector
Sad to relate, there are celebrity ghostwriters who despise their clients
Ed Davey in rat-infested custard
Even torture wouldn’t stop Davey from voting for cleaner streets and better-run councils
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Joyless virtue signalling masquerading as scholarship
Dozier’s The White Pedestal is more an exercise in ideology than a search for the truth
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?