SubscriptionsYear: 2026
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Flukes, Strays, Shadows
Automation can’t compete with the material delight of chance encounter in storytelling, writes Peter Jukes
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The Hollow Redemption of the Odyssey
Christoper Nolan’s acclaimed retelling of the epic Greek poem provides too satisfying an ending in a world of brutality, writes Kamin Mohammadi
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‘No Man is an Island’ When it Comes to Care
Culture is just as important as policy in reforming the social care sector, writes Stephen Unwin
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Care: The Cost of Petty Politics
How has the most humane work in our society been devalued and allowed to deteriorate for so long?
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A ‘Politics of Nostalgism’ Stops Us Facing Up to the Future
Politicians would rather talk about a rosier, imagined past than tackle the stark realities of the here and now – it’s a vision going nowhere, writes Adam Bienkov
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‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity
As scrutiny continues of Nigel Farage’s finances, Nafeez Ahmed investigates an assumed identity used by his right-hand-man George Cottrell – and how the convicted aristocrat’s former boss in the City became the treasurer vetting Reform UK’s donations
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Playing With Fire
From wildfires in the UK to Middle East wars – the fossil fuel age is burning itself alive. We know exactly where this is headed, writes Nafeez Ahmed
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‘A Polar Bear on an Iceberg? Here’s This Picture of Catastrophe and You’ve Totally Depoliticised It’
The climate crisis can’t be solved without a commitment to fighting injustice at the same time – Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, sat down with Hardeep Matharu to explain why
