Graham Coxon Q&A: “I live with a constant buzz of anxiety. I always have done“
The Blur guitarist talks Tony Benn, being trained to be scared, and the contents of John Lennon’s fridge.
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The polite extremist
Back in Laurie Penny’s flat, I become prey to some gloomy imaginings
It has always struck me as odd that one of the most fundamental of human needs is one of the…
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Like many others, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba was left in charge of a failing aircraft
Ony when enough hospitals shut down, and do so often, will those with true responsibility properly resource the NHS.
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Four key thinkers more deserving of a revival than “Trump’s philosopher” Ayn Rand
If thinkers have enduring value, it is because their ideas are timeless, not timely.
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Boundaries, in wine as in politics, are as random as the people who invent them
Wine, that much-touted national product, turns out to be an unhelpful symbol for patriots.
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Will Self’s Great British Bus Journey is powerfully endearing
This radio show has none of the tendentiousness, mysticism and arrogance of the “wandering about talking” form.
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The BBC’s Collateral is superbly high energy
The writers of McMafia could learn a lot from David Hare’s new drama.
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Lady Bird is fit to stand beside the most glittering examples of female coming-of-age films
Greta Gerwig’s light touch avoids cliché and gives everything the smell of fresh laundry.
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“Some women will shag anything to get anywhere“: Lisa Stansfield on fame, Weinstein and the problem with Jeremy Corbyn
She was the biggest British female soul star of the Nineties. At 51, she’s back and ready to let…
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Thatcher’s long shadow: has the “miserablist” left exaggerated her legacy?
A new book argues that Britain is far from the “neoliberal nightmare” decried by Corbynites.
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Sexless in space: the post-apocalyptic novels re-imagining the future of gender
In these fictions, the future has caught up with “those of gender-fluid persuasions”.
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The commercialisation of space: how billionaire visionaries like Elon Musk are reinventing space flight
With ultimate goals of putting humans on Mars, the pace of innovation in space flight is amazingly fast.
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A Lab of One’s Own: the forgotten female scientists who shed stereotypes about women’s abilities
Every woman in this book deserves a biography of her own.
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Othering, micro-aggressions and subtle prejudice: growing up black and British
Afua Hirsch’s memoir Brit(ish) adds a new chapter to the body of work on race in the UK
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Political tribes: why democracy is no match for the visceral pull of “us” against “them”
How Donald Trump epitomises and supercharges white American tribalism.
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Europe after the storm: how Emmanuel Macron plans to transform the EU
The French president has a vision to lead the deadlocked EU out of crisis and towards greater integration. But…
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Marvel’s Black Panther and the politics of diverse superheroes
For a young child whose blackness is more important to them than mine was to me, the film will…
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The polite extremist: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s seemingly unstoppable rise
A Brexit ultra and profound reactionary, the eccentric MP is a strong contender to be the next prime minister. How dangerous…
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Who is Kim Yo-jong, North Korea’s new weapon of choice?
The powerful younger sister of Kim Jong-un caused a stir at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Combating smartphone addiction: taking back control of your phone – and your mind
App designers manipulate the way our brains work to keep us hooked.
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“I want the state to think like an anarchist”: Dutch historian Rutger Bregman on why the left must reclaim utopianism
The Dutch thinker advocates global open borders, a universal basic income and a 15-hour working week.
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Commons confidential: Labour’s sisterly clash could expose the party’s north-south divide
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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How Japan is preparing for the great flood
Experts fear Tokyo’s flood defences are not enough to avoid calamity.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg shows just how much the British love a caricature
Corbyn’s survival brings new vitality to the Tory extreme: Labour are doing it, perhaps we should too.
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Republicans only care about debt when there’s a Democrat in the White House
Early forecasts for Trump’s 2019 federal budget claim the deficit will nearly double to $984bn.
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On both the left and the right, I’ve never despaired more at British politicians
They lie because they are frightened: of the press, of their own party members, of killing their own ambitions,…
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Jude Kelly’s Diary: From train travel through 80s Russia to buses around Britain
Our misunderstanding of Russia, in some ways, is just as great now as it was at the time of…
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The polls are giving the Conservatives hope, but Jeremy Corbyn’s not worried
The Labour leader believes that the rules of politics have changed – and in his favour.
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The Oxfam allegations must not be used to tighten the UK’s purse strings
The scandal will surely mean be an excuse for Tories to retire their hearts.
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Leader: Why Labour’s renationalisation is a better choice than the private sector
Water and sewerage bills are £2.3bn a year higher than if the utilities had remained in public ownership.
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