Jonathan Dimbleby Q&A: “I’d run my estate as Tolstoy ran Yasnaya Polyana”
The broadcaster and author on running a 19th-century household, Mikhail Gorbachev, and identity politics.
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The cheering sounds of childhood
Innocent, childlike play is one of the great delights of life. We should try to keep in touch with it.
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The Stormtrooper Scandal: a parable for our times
The BBC’s cautionary tale of greed and lies in the art world is full of bullshitters and rank opportunists.
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The NS Poem: On Rachmaninoff’s Birthday
A new poem by Tim Liardet.
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From Kathleen Jamie to Richard Overy: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life by Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski and The Cursed Friend by Elena Pala.
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Hero worship has become yet another source of anxiety
We long for our artists and leaders to be real people – and then we punish them for it.
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It’s time for elderly millionaires to taste austerity
For higher earners, retirement contributions are fantastic value, mostly thanks to the munificence of the state.
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The pain of writing a very personal memoir
Also this week: All change at the Evening Standard, and Rishi Sunak’s karaoke song.
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Tories are canvassing strenuously – for the Conservative leadership election
Your weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
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Republicans claim to be pro-worker. Let them prove it
As the GOP descends on Milwaukee for its national convention, will delegates show solidarity with beleaguered hospitality staff?
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Eight things I’ve learned about Ed Davey
The Liberal Democrat leader is a politician with great ambitions. He is also my brother-in-law…
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Britain’s prisons are at breaking point
Labour must address the overcrowding crisis, however unpalatable the solutions.
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I couldn’t beat our local fly-tippers. Instead, I found myself joining them
Often I find myself picking among jettisoned debris, looking for incriminating documents, but rarely with any luck.
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A conspiracy of silence
Both Labour and the Conservatives are being disingenuous on spending. They must reckon with the choices facing the country.
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Sarah Sackman: “My Labour values and my Jewish identity were in tension”
The candidate for Finchley and Golders Green reflects on the Corbyn era and how the party has changed since.
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Fifty years on the campaign trail
What I’ve learned from five decades of reporting on British elections.
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Nigel Farage and the populist peril
The Reform surge is bad news for the Tories – but it also threatens Labour’s summer of hope.
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Browsing royal bookshelves with The Queen’s Reading Room
This podcast is confusing: there often isn’t is a link between the book Queen Camilla graciously highlights and the author…
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How to fix a nation
As the country enters a new political era, leading thinkers explain what Labour must do to rebuild a broken Britain.
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Reform of the legal system is imperative
Those who aspire to lead must embody the seven principles of public life.
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