The Liar’s Dictionary
A guide to the plangent lineaments of love
Matthew Adams reviews The Liar’s Dictionary, by Eley Williams
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Kemi goes postal
The former business secretary and current Tory leader is grilled over a late delivery
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Junk food? More like junk statistics
New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce