What Keir Starmer needs to tell Britain
To win big in the general election, the Labour leader must offer a vision that raises the country’s heart rate.
ByMagazine
Dan Poulter: “I voted for policies that I would not now vote for”
The doctor and Tory defector Dan Poulter on the state of the NHS and where his former party went wrong.
By
The new Great Game
As China and the US compete for power and resources, Europe is left a bystander.
By
Walking into the past
Exploring London’s ragged borderland offers new perspectives on love, loss and the ephemeral nature of life.
By
The silent stones of Europe’s wars
Eighty years after D-Day, how should Britain remember those who died?
By
The Clarksonification of the countryside
Also this week: AI enters the classroom, and the British obsession with gardening vs Brexit red tape.
By
An ICC warrant for Netanyahu will divide Europe
A call for the Israeli leader’s arrest – just as Ireland, Norway and Spain move to recognise a Palestinian state…
By
Writing America, from the outside
Succession is a show about the heart of US power, created by a non-American. Is that wise, or even legitimate?
By
What the left and right get wrong about the politics of family
Marriage, children and what constitutes the good life have become America’s most divisive culture war.
By
Labour’s Yuan Yang: “There is deep class anxiety in China”
The parliamentary candidate on her journey from the Financial Times to politics, and how the country of her birth is…
By
Colm Tóibín’s genre trouble
The Brooklyn sequel Long Island is a rich tale of secrets and betrayal. Is it more than a romance novel?
By
In praise of Languedoc
It isn’t a lauded wine region – but it is one of France’s best.
By
A whirlwind tour of Washington with David Lammy
Republicans like the “realism” but not the “progressive” part of the shadow foreign secretary’s doctrine.
By
Craig Foster Q&A: “My theme tune? The sound of a whale’s ear bone”
The Oscar-winning documentary-maker on marine biology, invading isopods, and the regenerative power of nature.
By
How apartheid shaped classical music
Four composers reveal the musical legacies of the regime – in South Africa and beyond.
By
Inside the strange story of the Midwest FurFest attack
Who is to blame for the chemical assault that hospitalised 19 members of the internet’s most derided subculture?
By
Hoard is a daringly original British film
Lewisham-born director Luna Carmoon has called her debut, about a young woman in foster care, “this thing that encompasses all…
By
The curse of climate brain
Global warming is not only destroying our environment; it is altering the way we think and act – for the…
By
Keir Starmer’s real mission: to overhaul how government works
Once in power, Labour’s challenge will be to build a system that functions differently enough for voters to notice.
By
Gaza and the new digital divide
A widening generation gap is polarising online news audiences – and coverage of the Israel-Hamas war has made the rift…
By