Boris storing up a thrashing from anti-Tory Britain.
Partygate is over. But an economic storm is coming and voters are weary of the Prime Minister.
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Today’s Edition – 22nd May 2022
Partygate is over. But an economic storm is coming and voters are weary of the Prime Minister.
Partygate is over. But an economic storm is coming and voters are weary of the Prime Minister.
Walter Ellis
May 21, 2022
In this week’s letter, Walter spends the day people-watching in a local French bar and is put off his lunch by a pair of old men in lycra.
Jenny Hjul
May 21, 2022
The civil service fast stream is the latest victim of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s war on Whitehall.
Alice Crossley
May 21, 2022
The Hollywood and Bollywood actress, Emily Shah, shares her favourite things.
Gerald Malone
May 21, 2022
The Met Opera’s “Hamlet” is a triumphant execution of a Shakespearean classic.
Allan Massie
May 21, 2022
The question is, can England keep up the high scoring in their upcoming three-match series against New Zealand?
Adam Boulton
May 21, 2022
Depressed by the quality of contemporary politics and our leadership class? Here’s what an ideal cabinet would look like.
Neil Collins’ Notebook: The problem with bullying Big Oil, a strong Musk, and the crypto hedge is trampled down.
China’s encroachment into the Pacific has set alarm bells ringing in Canberra. Could a new government improve the countries’ sour relationship? Don’t bet on it.
Everything from cheese to computer chips is becoming pricier and scarcer. Now columnists up and down the country are starting to feel the pinch.
Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney have unintentionally reawoken WAG culture and reminded us what was so great about these ridiculously brilliant women in the first place.
“No hard border on the island of Ireland!” is still the cry. What nobody troubled to ask was: Why?
Rewriting history is at the heart of Moscow’s mentality.
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Saffron Swire
May 21, 2022
An interview with the chef-patron of The Water House Project in Bethnal Green. Featuring a recipe for mussels with fermented artichokes and preserved lemon.
The Reaction Team
May 21, 2022
The Reaction round-up of what you should, and shouldn’t, be reading this week.
Guy Chatfield
May 21, 2022
Gigondas wines from the Southern Rhone are made by blending Grenache Noir with an allowance of Syrah and Mourvedre.
Andrew Wilton
May 21, 2022
“Precipitous” is clearly connected to the word “precipice” and we all know what that means.
Harvey Dorset
May 20, 2022
Is the virus another Covid or just a nasty bug? Here’s what you need to know.
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Sunak has made the top 250 in the Sunday Times Rich List as he warns of tough economic times ahead.
Bill Bowkett
May 18, 2022
The cost of absorbing 3.2 million refugees is starting to become clear. But despite economic clouds on the horizon, Poles are doubling down on their generosity.
Robert Tyler
May 18, 2022
From Sri Lanka to the Balkans, a litany of crises demands the West’s attention. But it can only seem to concentrate on one thing at a time.
John Freeman
May 17, 2022
Post-Ukraine, states that have refrained from picking a side for decades are asking themselves: what is there left to be neutral about?
Steffen Grimberg
May 16, 2022
Elections in North Rhine-Westphalia saw a return of Merkel’s CDU to top position with the SDP falling back to second place.
Saffron Swire
May 16, 2022
Russia warns Finland and Sweden that their membership of NATO would have “far-reaching consequences.”
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