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
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past