Sylvia Townsend Warner’s obscure forces
Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes, published a century ago, is a powerful reverie on women’s interwar status
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David Attenborough’s natural habitats
The broadcaster, who turns 100, had a life before Life on Earth
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Paging Prime Minister Farage
A semi-fictional account predicting how a future Reform government would unfold is thrilling – and chilling
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As the world shifts around us, Ukraine fights on
Thawing relations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have allowed Russia to globalise its war
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The Town Hall Theory of Everything
In local elections, road problems rank ahead of the cost of living
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The highs and lows of London’s literary scene
Also: a dreamy new novel, and my relapse
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The conversation around Starmer is unignorable
The talk in Westminster is frenzied
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From “pint influencers” to Starmer’s niece: meet the young politicos vying for power
One party is a clear winner among young voters
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Exclusive: Half of Reform voters concerned by Nigel Farage £5m gift
Two-thirds fear billionaire’s personal payment buys “inappropriate” political influence
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Inside the Green Party’s election campaign strategy
Zack Polanski is a crucial part of the campaign. But a difficult week has dampened the mood
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Labour’s avoidable mistake in the May elections
It has no story about what a good result might look like
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Local elections map: which seats could Labour lose?
More than 5,000 seats are up for grabs in England
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Britain is still breaking up
May 2026 will be defined by nationalism
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Weimar from Goethe to Hitler
One small town in Germany has become synonymous with darkness
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Democrats need Hasan Piker
The party can’t afford to ignore the alternative media
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Why the right is obsessed with Angela Rayner
The media can’t handle a working-class woman having fun and wielding power
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Angela vs Andy vs Wes vs Keir
Rayner is prepared to risk it all
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The unsettling thinness of the Met Gala
Fashion’s claim to champion diverse artistic expression is starting to sound as hollow as the bodies on display
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Could the Welsh Greens split from Zack Polanski’s party?
It’s only a matter of time before the parties “consciously uncouple”
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Reform UK doesn’t like you
The party has pledged to build detention centres in areas that do not vote for it
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