The Uncanny
Entering the world of Weird fiction
The short stories of the long nineteenth century through the lens of Covid-19
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
The second life of Tracey Emin
A brush with death has revitalised her work
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
