The competitive cult of cosiness
Can we escape the cult of cosiness?
The chilling rise of ‘IRA TikTok’
The chilling rise of ‘IRA TikTok’
The perfect film for family viewing: Belleville Rendez-Vous revisited
The selection of a film for family viewing is a precise and delicate art, particularly with us all now confined…
Romanticising Northern Ireland’s history is a deadly mistake
For those of us who grew up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, there is a pungent but negative sense…
The war on meat has begun – and vegans are winning comfortably
As January — the month of penitence and tax returns — grinds towards its close, it would be foolish to…
Tech gurus don’t let their kids have smartphones. Here’s why
Pupils are back in classrooms and parents can finally have a brief respite from worrying about their children’s excessive screen…
Why Britain is lucky to have Meghan Markle
The wedding of Prince Harry, sixth in line to the British throne, and Meghan Markle, actress and former star of…
Me! Me! #MeToo! How Hollywood hijacked feminism
This is the Time’s Up Oscars, the first one where the #MeToo movement is a major player, and no one…
The #MeToo fury has spilled over into a feminist war
The #MeToo movement began, I thought, primarily to allow women to speak out about harassment from men, which they had…
Civilised air travel? Pigs might fly
Does anyone actually enjoy flying any more? I know I don’t. I realised recently, while anxiously repacking my tiny carry-on…
Online feedback frenzy is killing the art of complaint
Internet surveys have killed the art of complaint
The smelly, snobbish death of the English public toilet
I blame Nancy Mitford: she made the English so frightened of saying ‘toilet’ that now they have hardly any left…
What stops women from having it all
Don’t even ask, says Anne-Marie Slaughter, law professor and former adviser to Hillary Clinton. Motherhood still means sacrifice
Colm Toibin on priests, loss and the half-said thing
Jenny McCartney talks to unstoppable literary force Colm Tóibín about loss, priests and half-said things
The new sexual revolution
Young people today refuse to be simply gay, straight or bi
Don McCullin interview: ‘I take more than I bring. That’s not a role I’m proud of’
Jenny McCartney talks to the celebrated photojournalist about war, guilt and Aylan
The troubled ex-informers neglected by MI5
Is MI5 neglecting its duty towards ex-informers?
The DUP’s Nigel Dodds may soon be propping up the Tories. What does he want?
In a Tory-leaning hung parliament, the DUP’s Nigel Dodds may command the balance of power. So what does he want?
Belle Gibson and the pernicious cult of ‘wellness’
Our desperation to believe in power of lifestyle change makes us vulnerable to charlatans
The Krays, Dennis Nilsen – and Chris Grayling: a conversation with Sir Ivan Lawrence QC
Sir Ivan Lawrence QC on the Krays, Dennis Nilsen – and Chris Grayling
The agony of dying gadgets
To survive as a technophobe in the 21st century, you must depend on the kindness of strangers
Does Jonathan Powell really want to negotiate with the Islamic State?
Jonathan Powell’s stance on negotiating with violent extremists is consistently inconsistent and slippery
So, Ken Livingstone, do you like Boris personally? 'No'
Ken Livingstone on Boris, Scotland, Northern Ireland – and being out of power
The terminal confusion of Dignity in Dying
The closer you look at the campaign for ‘assisted dying’, the less reassuring it all becomes
Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about the Irish
The bestselling author’s cavalier handling of a Belfast tragedy suggests that his stories might be a little too neat
