The Week
Saving the children
When a humanitarian tragedy disappears from our newspapers, there are two possibilities: that the crisis is over and life for……
Portrait of the week
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, said that on 29 March she would send a letter to Donald Tusk, the……
Diary
So I am feeling a bit better about my lack of radio experience. These are exciting times for free movement……
Theresa May at the Rubicon
Last week many commentators drew on the Ides (15th) of March, the anniversary of Julius Caesar’s death in 44 BC, to……
Up the revolution!
From ‘The Russian revolution’, 24 March 1917: Even now, though the Revolution is young, the Russians have proved that they are fit……
Barometer
Princes among men British DJ Mark Dezzani was hoping to be elected prince of Seborga, a self-proclaimed independent state in……
Australian letters
Bad laws Sir: Now that a couple of ACTU present and former leaders have come out and declared the efficacy…
How to make the rich love tax
Now that Philip Hammond is promising yet more tax hikes, he might consider how Athens managed it. During the whole…
Barometer
Mary Queen of Golf? The vote by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers to admit women as members has reawakened…
Diary
In the NHS clinic where I work, adults who suspect they may have Asperger syndrome wait almost a year for…
Disaster in the Dardanelles
From ‘The Dardanelles report’, 17 March 1917: The plan of the government in the case of the Dardanelles Expedition had…
Australian letters
Freedom fighter Sir: How sad is it that, in what turned out to be the last years of his life,…
Portrait of the week
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, decided to delay until later in the month the invoking of Article 50 of…
Hammond’s humiliation
After Philip Hammond delivered his Budget last week, he went to speak to a meeting of Conservative backbench MPs. Several…
Diary
Oh dear. Usually writers who contribute to these diaries start with something like, ‘To Paris. To launch my novel at…
America confronts Germany
From ‘The revelation of Germany to the United States’, 10 March 1917: Even if Mr Wilson stops short at his present…
Australian letters
Penalty rates Sir: The Fair Work Commission might want to know how much Tony Abbott is paying some of your…
Portrait of the Week
Home The Lords passed two amendments to the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, voting by 358 to 256 to…
Ambition deficit
Some Budgets are historic, most are boring and a small number can be remembered as a disaster. After just a few months, Philip…
Enemies of the people
Hardly a week goes by without someone applauding Thomas Carlyle’s objection to democracy: ‘I do not believe in the collective…
Barometer
Naming the weather Former BBC weatherman Bill Giles has said he’s fed up with storms being named. — The practice…
Ambition deficit
Some Budgets are historic, most are boring and a small number can be remembered as a disaster. After just a few months, Philip…
Enemies of the people
Hardly a week goes by without someone applauding Thomas Carlyle’s objection to democracy: ‘I do not believe in the collective…
Barometer
Naming the weather Former BBC weatherman Bill Giles has said he’s fed up with storms being named. — The practice…
Diary
Oh dear. Usually writers who contribute to these diaries start with something like, ‘To Paris. To launch my novel at…
