Vaughan Gething
British politics is Gething worse and worse
Identity is being prioritised over competence and ambition
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
Farewell, knights errant of the road
Once one of London’s most distinctive tribes, cycle messengers are a dying breed
