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Windows on the soul: AS Byatt on Simon Schama's The Face of Britain
Britain’s portraits tell stories of subversion and obsession in a book which reveals something new on every page.The Face of Britain accompanies Simon Schama’s BBC Television series on British...
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Morning Call: The best from Gibraltar
A selection of the best articles about politics, business and life on the Rock from the last seven days. Every time you think politics is getting a bit OTT and people are complaining a little loudly...
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Do you have to look like someone to play them in a film?
Physical resemblance between an actor and the real-life figure they are portraying is highly prized, but there’s much more to a successful biopic than the right face under a good wig.The Program is a...
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“A cursed project”: a short history of the Facebook “like” button
Mark Zuckerberg didn't like it, it used to be called the “awesome button”, and FriendFeed got there first. The "like" button is perhaps the simplest of the website's features, but it's also come to...
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Here's how Jeremy Corbyn can win back the Midlands
The Midlands is where elections are decided - and where Jeremy Corbyn can win. The Midlands: this “formless” place is where much of Labour’s fate lies. The party witnessed some of its most...
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It's time for the government to think again about Hinkley Point
The government's new nuclear power station is a white elephant that we simply don't need. Today I will welcome Denis Baupin, Vice President of the French Assembly, to Hinkley. His own choice to come...
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The Conservatives have failed on home ownership. Here's how Labour can do better
Far from helping first-time buyers, the government is robbing Peter to pay Paul Making it easier for people to own their own first home is something to be celebrated. Most families would love to have...
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Why did the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet win this year's Nobel Peace...
Thanks to Tunisia, it is no longer possible to argue that the Middle East and North Africa are inherently undemocratic or prone to violence. It is a fitting that in a tumultuous year for global...
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Rupert Goold: “A director always has to be more of a listener”
The artistic director of the Almeida Theatre on working with Patrick Stewart, the inaccessibility of the arts, and directing his wife in Medea. Eight years ago Rupert Goold’s Macbeth made his name....
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Is anyone prepared to solve the NHS funding crisis?
As long as the political taboo on raising taxes endures, the service will be in financial peril. It has long been clear that the NHS is in financial ill-health. But today's figures, conveniently...
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The House by the Lake is a history of Germany told in a single house
History, which we learn about as a series of ideological abstractions, is lived concretely - in ordinary houses. Recent years have brought a number of popular stories, told about Jews who lost their...
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The Bloody Mary is dead: all hail the Bloody Caesar
This Canadian version of an old standard is a good substitute for dinner. It is not anti-Catholic bias that makes me dislike the Bloody Mary, that lumpish combination of tomato juice and vodka named...
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Geoffrey Howe dies, aged 88
Howe was Margaret Thatcher's longest serving Cabinet minister – and the man credited with precipitating her downfall. The former Conservative chancellor Lord Howe, a key figure in the Thatcher...
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics makes physics sound like Romantic poetry
With his new book of popular science, Carlo Rovelli has struck gold. Carlo Rovelli has struck gold. This book began life as a series of articles in the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. The series was...
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Louise O’Neill: “I just love teenage girls. There’s something about that age...
The author of Only Ever Yours tells June Eric-Udorie why she’s tackled the issue of consent in her new novel. Every word that comes out of YA author Louise O’Neill’s mouth is filled with a spirit of...
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Can we wipe out FGM in a generation?
To mark the International Day of the Girl, Justine Greening writes on how female genital mutilation can ended for good. The most basic thing that every young person wants is to have control over their...
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Roll up, roll up – it’s football v rugby for yer man in the stands
It's time to take stock of rugby, and see what us football fans have learned. After three weeks of World Cup Rugby, and England having a very early bath, it’s time to take stock of rugby itself,...
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Here's why politicians don't fear failure
Left and right alike, our brains are hard-wired to believe politics is easy. All political careers are supposed to end in failure. Many don’t take very long to achieve this: in every British...
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Do rave reviews on book covers count as literary criticism?
A literary puff is the promotional blurb that appears on book jackets and publishers’ press releases. Dr Ross Wilson discusses the nature of the rave review and asks whether it counts as criticism....
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The EU referendum “In” campaign recruits all three of Britain's living former...
Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major will all play a role in the campaign to keep Britain in the European Union - as will the Green MP, Caroline Lucas. John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have...
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