US Politics
The normalisation of Trump
Due to the Democrats’ efforts to foster division, Trump still has a fighting chance
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
There’s no good way to equal pay
You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
