Toast or a shower? My great energy dilemma
The general consensus among my friends is that I should tell EDF to stick their bill where the sun don’t…
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Easter is not the right time to eat lamb
Meat from older animals is more obviously in season. Where did this hasty culinary tradition come from?
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When meditation goes wrong
A new podcast uncovers a wellness retreat linked to mental breakdowns and suicides.
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The death of a church
The closure of a Methodist chapel on Tyneside tells a story of England’s dwindling congregations – and highlights the loss…
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The NS Poem: Birthday
A new poem by Simon Armitage.
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Westminster’s downward spiral
Boris Johnson and his court brought an already corrupt system to new lows. Can ethics be restored to politics?
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Football is driven by money – but also improved by it
Thanks to Premier League billions, the likes of Bournemouth and Brighton attract good players, and, on occasion, can stuff the…
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At 32, I am only just getting over the concept of time difference
M— is away for a month. Two weeks today, by the time you read this.
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Ireland’s progressive centre cannot hold
As Leo Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach, voters are turning away from the Republic’s mainstream liberal consensus.
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I can’t find a diagnosis for Ted – but he can diagnose modern medicine
“Everything’s decided on thousands of people,” he told me. “That can’t possibly tell you what to do for any individual.”
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The revenge of Sue Gray
From Stormont to partygate, the former civil servant specialised in problematic situations. Now she’s Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.
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Germany is on the brink of economic decline
Digital investment is being cut and industry is stuck in the past, in a country where the fax machine still…
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This England: Beauty school
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Welcome to the Willy Wonka experience that is British politics
Realpolitik is giving way to Feelpolitik – where doing stuff is replaced by just saying the stuff you would like…
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Here in Israel people feel deeply unsafe and the two-state solution looks doomed
At the site of Hamas’s 7 October attack, one struggles to comprehend the horrific consequences of the war and of…
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Bach’s bridge to the past
The St John Passion, first performed 300 years ago, is not just a religious epic but also a profoundly human…
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The best children’s books for spring 2024
Find cinematic joy and heroes seeking comradeship in new books for young readers.
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Stephen King’s Carrie and the horror of girlhood
The triumph of the writer’s debut novel, published 50 years ago, is its understanding of a teenage girl’s destructive anger.
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Your own personal Jesus
In the beginning there were many different sons of God – Western Christianity triumphed not by destiny but accident.
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Trump is not the problem
For American democracy to survive, we need to address the cultural breakdown that’s allowing authoritarians to flourish.
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