The Guardian’s trans rights civil war rumbles on
At times of great stress it is necessary to find your enjoyments where you can. And as I mentioned in…
EXCLUSIVE: How Extinction Rebellion is coping with coronavirus
How, many of you have asked, is Extinction Rebellion coping in this time of genuine crisis? Is it “Keep calm…
Apoxalypse now
Last week we asked whether Scott Morrison and the Australian medical authorities would learn the lessons of Italy and impose…
The long march to kindy
Today’s primary and secondary schools have been infested with Marxist doctrine
Mozart’s Clarinet
A couple of friends have nominated it as music they would like played at their funerals. I’m not into programming…
Airlines are no special case when we all need a bailout
The world needs airlines — and, barring Armageddon, will still have some when this crisis is over. It will also…
Untruthful
To tell you the truth about The Truth, even though it stars Catherine Deneuve at her most Catherine Deneuve-ish (i.e.…
Portrait of the Week
Coronavirus The government asked all people over 70 to cease from social contact for at least 12 weeks in order…
How to be self-sufficient
Those with signs of Covid-19 are being asked to ‘self-isolate’ (Latin insula, ‘island’). But do they have the mindset for…
I’ve been self-isolating for 20 years
Hulking fat chavs pushing shopping trolleys full of lavatory paper back to their Nissan Micras. I can’t think of a…
A test of trust
We are in a make-or-break moment for trust, not just in this government but in the British state itself. The…
Titanic shifts
It wasn’t a coincidence that the US government chose Ellis Island as an immigration station. The crucial word is ‘island’.…
Diary
As every Chancellor knows, behind every figure in the Treasury lie thousands of human stories. At times like these, saving…
A resounding success
Gustav Mahler was a passionate enthusiast for the colossal in music. Even so, his mighty eighth symphony stands apart, says Philip Hensher
