Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin
The rise and fall of Prigozhin
How Wagner came down to earth
Defend the arts … before it’s too late
It will take more than a new government and a bonfire of policy documents to put things right
Earworms — some Profane, mostly Sacred
Hymns can be as catchy as popular music
On Américanisation
French life is being transformed by the influence of American culture
No lessons learned from lockdown
Despite all the nuance and retrospective moderation, the Covid inquiry leaves us no closer confronting the failures of technocracy
Small boats and big problems
The asylum issue is not going away, and Keir Starmer must face it soon
Summer for sale
Cricket has always bent with the winds of change
Are you there God? It’s me, Farage
Nigel Farage bares his soul, but not before he buries his enemies
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
My Magyar dish
A dish that combines gravity with tradition, but is cheekily unorthodox
Just show me the money
A body that collects authors’ revenues is going off-book and asking about their gender
