Covid cuckoo clock

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Australia is stuck in a viral Groundhog Day

US notes

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Every idea is an incitement When the outgoing 45th President of the United States vouchsafed to his audience at The…

It’s a sin

6 February 2021 9:00 am

It’s easy to forget what Russell T. Davies has achieved to date. Twenty-odd years ago, Queer As Folk altered a…

Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli

6 February 2021 9:00 am

For 60 years, in an idyllic location at Kirribilli, the Ensemble Theatre has been providing entertainment in an intimate format.…

Kiwi Life

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Dear Australia, I would like to formally offer an apology on behalf of New Zealand. I have no authority to…

Aussie Language

6 February 2021 9:00 am

The North American Scrabble Players Association, has issued a list of 236 banned words – all deemed to be ‘offensive…

Australia Day outrage

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Republic portfolio dies under shadow minister

Ticking the boxes

6 February 2021 9:00 am

The Compass Group boast of serving 5.5 billion meals a year, so you might think they would be good at…

to 2489: Fade away

6 February 2021 9:00 am

All the unclued lights can be linked with PETER, 35/38 is the paired solution. First prize Gerry Fairweather, Layer Marney,…

Holy relic

6 February 2021 9:00 am

The Church of England as we know it is disappearing

Barometer

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Best before The government plans to introduce labels on domestic appliances informing consumers how long they are likely to last.…

Taking stock

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Inside the online army waging war on Wall Street

Calling the shots

6 February 2021 9:00 am

How the Vaccine Taskforce did it

Diary

6 February 2021 9:00 am

My great-great-grandmother, born on a Barbadian plantation and transported to what was British Guiana in the 19th century, gave rise…

Holy maximalism

6 February 2021 9:00 am

The two most depressing words in contemporary classical music? That’s easy: holy minimalism. I know, I know. Lots of people…

The BBC is failing the Test

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Michael Vaughan might disagree but — putting aside 2005 and all that — was there a more thrilling and satisfying…

Where’s my bloody peerage?

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Watching Lord Hannan of Kingsclere being introduced in the House of Lords on Monday was a bittersweet moment. On the…

Hard times for the arts

6 February 2021 9:00 am

As readers of a certain age will realise, Looking for a New England derives its title from ‘A New England’,…

Dear Mary

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Q. I was instrumental in finding some much-needed work for a local retired secretary/PA when I recommended her for the…

Grim

6 February 2021 9:00 am

‘Thus I refute Bishop Berkeley,’ said my husband, multitasking by kicking the stone and slightly misquoting Samuel Johnson at the…

Laughter lines

6 February 2021 9:00 am

In Competition No. 3184 you were invited to tell a joke in verse form. This challenge, suggested by a reader…

Real life

6 February 2021 9:00 am

The kitchen tap began dripping as if it knew perfectly well that this would land me in a predicament whereby…

Double Dutch

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Are you not entertained? The climax of this year’s elite Tata Steel tournament was as riveting as it was vulgar.…

Reddit’s righteous uprising must end in a bloodbath

6 February 2021 9:00 am

The Reddit story — in which a ragtag army of small investors have executed a spectacular short squeeze against hedge-fund…

Lowering the baa

6 February 2021 9:00 am

Rams is an average film with a better film trying to get out, and you may already have seen that…