Satire
The Politics Of The Bottle
The political implications of prosecco versus a pint
Wrong And Hateful; Brave And Right
‘The depiction of Muhammad is a test case for the practice of Western freedoms’
High Jinks And Horrid Hacks
A revival of a classic satire on social mobility, a debunking of tabloid editors, and a deflating of Boris
Drawing A Line
How did a cartoonist who regularly draws Mohammed feel on hearing about the events in Paris?
Auteur Provocateur
Michel Houllebecq’s Soumission is provocative but treads familiar territory
Jungle Diva
‘I’m an MP, get me out of here’
Party Lines
Daisy Waugh overhears the verdict on the latest political memoirs
Party Lines
Daisy Waugh finds the Big Society is catching on in smart circles
Party Lines
As the cuts loom, Daisy Waugh shares the working mums’ pain
Party Lines
How’s a girl to vote? Daisy Waugh listens in on the great debate
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal