Lib Dems: Stop taking the country for a ride and get back to being liberal June 11, 2024 The Lib Dems could soon be the real opposition – instead of headline-grabbing stunts they should be trying to offer a real alternative to the relentless expansion of the state, says Emma Revell It says a lot about an election campaign when most of the excitement seems to be coming from Ed Davey. In just [...]
Aston Martin Vantage: Driving the orange beast through Seville June 10, 2024 The brand new Aston Martin Vantage is a sports car like no other, finds Adam Hay-Nicholls as he throws it through Seville
Election 2024: Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to launch manifestos this week June 9, 2024 Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are all set to launch their general election manifestos this week.
Psychogeography: How to reclaim the urban environment June 9, 2024 On its most basic level, ‘psychogeography’ is a rather grand term for exploring how urban spaces make us feel.
Washed away: The strange, nostalgic world of public swimming pools June 8, 2024 The swimming pool is a place of both solitude and community, a strange human ritual practised from Manchester to Montpellier and New Delhi
Kiefer Sutherland: Clint Eastwood is the director Hollywood needs June 8, 2024 Actor, musician and whisky brand owner Kiefer Sutherland talks about the state of Hollywood and the politics of Jack Bauer
Inside the fight to save Britain’s ‘ugliest’ phone booths June 7, 2024 A campaign to save Britain’s ugliest phone booths highlights the subjectivity of beauty, writes Lucy Kenningham
We’re still paying for lockdown, so why is no one talking about it? June 7, 2024 We borrowed billions to pay for lockdown but neither Starmer nor Sunak will admit that the resulting debt is holding the public finances in a vice-like grip, says Paul Ormerod To borrow a famous phrase from Karl Marx, a spectre is haunting the election campaign. Despite the frantic efforts by the Conservatives to portray Keir [...]
Will it work? Securonomics June 6, 2024 Rachel Reeves has promised growth, but not to increase borrowing or impose new taxes. Can securonomics work? Sam Fowles investigates.
Sunak eyes UK honours for JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon and ex-Google chair Eric Schmidt June 6, 2024 Rishi Sunak has reportedly put forward long-serving JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon and ex-Google chair Eric Schmidt for UK honours ahead of the general election on 4 July.