Satire
How to botch a war
A cluster-bumble of the greatest magnitude
“Efficiency” is masked racism
If someone isn’t behaving like a Nazi, They’re definitely a Nazi
Lord Kronsteen puts his foot down
All the news that billionaires think is fit to print
A murder mystery
Matters were interrupted by an onstage dizzy spell, later unhelpfully diagnosed as a “cardiac arrest”
Arnold Leverett: Veteran Playwright
If the theatres staging his work are getting smaller, the list of his celebrity admirers is still extensive
Making house calls
The average age of a construction worker in the UK now is 50
Down the chute
Venting about laundry and low expectations
Peston’s Inbox
Have I mentioned Keir’s learning to do magic?
Give all the islands back
Long live Sir Keir, Defender of the Brave New Left and Scourge of All Gammons
The Gospel of Donald
An exclusive look into the Bible according to Trump
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
Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party