The Oscars
Hopkins and Oldman: The very best of British actors
Following the recent Oscar nod for Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman, Alexander Larman looks at other parallels between the two thespians
Right-on cue
As usual, the Academy flagellates itself over insufficient African American Oscar contenders
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Sorry, not sorry
Sincere apologies require a shared set of values
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
