Some Like It Hot
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism