Tristram Shandy
Tristram and the tyrants
Laurence Sterne’s 250-year-old masterpiece is a radical, riotous celebration of liberty loathed by both Nazis and communists
The rise of academentia
Mere transgression is being elevated above genuine insight and creativity
PMQs of the Apes
You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
The name game
There’s a meeting of the world’s most important leaders, and Rishi has been invited along, too
The illusion of normality in Nikopol
Determination and death on the front lines of Ukraine
From Balfour to Sunak
Remembering a previous prime ministerial humiliation
A guide to British electoral vocabulary
From “adviser” to “woman”, here is what it really means
Keir has much to fear
Keir Starmer should enjoy the election campaign because he may not enjoy the demands of power
The Golden Age of jockeys
Ryan Moore is most racing professionals’ idea of the best jockey in the world
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
Contra Hitchens on the election
It was reasonable not to vote to prevent a Labour majority