Timba
Havana heartbeat
How a stiff, gangly, middle-aged Englishman fell for the seductive rhythms of Cuba
Leader of the year™
Might match-fixing explain Kemi Badenoch’s questions at PMQs?
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Tablets of stone
Tech firms increasingly set the rules when it comes to education
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Make high culture popular again
We need to face the music and embrace the highbrow
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed