Section: Spotlight

Total Results: 1014


Captain Tom: hero of the pandemic. Credit: PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images
September 25, 2020

The empty cult of Captain Tom Our sentimental obsession with the war hero has more to do with failure than success

Tanya Gold

Wednesday
23.09

23.09

The failure of France’s Greens After an unexpected eco-surge, the French are already fed up with petty, priggish policies

John Lichfield

Tuesday
22.09

22.09

Keir Starmer’s woman problem The Labour leader has done nothing to tackle trans extremists' assault on sex-based rights

Joan Smith

Monday
21.09

21.09

Are you joining the Covid exodus? As people continue to flee the capital, some words of warning

Louise Perry

Thursday
17.09

17.09

Confessions of a student Marxist It is hard not to conclude that a whole generation has been terribly misled about how best to pursue a life of meaning and resilience

Tobias Phibbs

Wednesday
16.09

16.09

The English have always been drunkards There's nothing new in history — including our nation's partiality to a stiff drink

Ed West

Tuesday
15.09

15.09

Why are doctors leaving in droves? This historically stable, lucrative and prestigious profession is in critical condition

Louise Perry

Monday
14.09

14.09

The plot against Mercia Birmingham was a boom city after the war and might have come to rival London. So why did planners deliberately sabotage its economy?

John Myers

Friday
11.09

11.09

Christianity was the original cancel culture For 2,000 years people in power have been trying to no-platform those they consider a threat to hearts and minds

Catherine Nixey

Thursday
10.09

10.09

Has Boris forgotten our fishing history? The sea is woven deep into the culture of the British Isles. Politicians ignore it at their peril

Mary Harrington

Tuesday
08.09

08.09

How Solidarity gives hope to Belarus The Polish trade union's struggles — and eventual victory — are a template for protesters in Minsk

Steve Crawshaw

Monday
07.09

07.09

Can our seaside survive the winter? Bournemouth made it through lockdown, but the worst could be yet to come

James Bloodworth