At least Nixon could sober up. Trump is a lunatic every hour he is awake At least we don’t have a borderline sociopath in charge Also this week: late nights with ER, and longing for the moral optimism ...

How some of the world’s richest people ditch their responsibilities to their employees By Will Dunn Among the assets of the 39-year-old billionaire William Bruce Harrison are a former racecourse, an ...

The insurgent party has provoked another argument in Labour about who its core voters are By Ethan Croft Labour remains at odds over the Green challenge as the clock ticks down to election day on 7 ...

One hour before his deadline expired, Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, as both sides attempted to claim victory By Katie Stallard As the final hours ticked down to Donald Trump’s ...

Forty-one days later, the mullahs are still in control, Iran is charging a toll for ships to pass through the Strait, and ...

François Ozon subtly updates The Stranger and its author’s attitudes to French colonialism By David Sexton Albert Camus’s 1942 debut novel, L’Étranger, remains one of the three most widely read ...

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James Meadway is an economist. He hosts the weekly economics podcast, Macrodose. We have become a precariat nation From Jeremy Corbyn to the Gaza independents, a new force is stirring in politics. The ...

In his new book, Reform’s in-house academic set out to articulate his ideas. He produced trash By John Merrick Let’s get this out of the way early: Matt Goodwin’s new vanity press-published book, ...

After the bright jellyfish, snow crabs, seadragons unlovably leafy, the great Pacific octopus unfurls her many-pearled arms. My fingers tighten in the jacket pocket where we secretly hold hands, ...

Has Keir Starmer found his vision? The Iran crisis is a chance for the government to define its mission By Ailbhe Rea Keir Starmer delivered one of his updates on the Iran war this morning, in another ...

Kimberly Belflower’s play, at London’s Royal Court theatre, tears into misogyny and Arthur Miller By Emily Lawford The title of John Proctor is the Villain is immediately grating. Of course Proctor, ...