Grandiose Coalitions
Far from being democratically sound, grand coalitions foster short-termism and reinforce more extreme parties’ power of veto.
A Gross Violation
Last month the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe declared that male circumcision is a “violation of the physical integrity of children”. This
Jovial Pragmatists
SOAS’s new exhibition on Zoroastrianism fails to capture the rich cultural and historical legacy of this much-misunderstood and embattled faith
Malala’s Real Message
As a 15-year-old British schoolgirl, what struck me about this teenager’s life was that she isn’t a victim, but a role model whose every
A Literary Life
‘The death of Marcel Reich-Ranicki highlighted how ill at ease the German intelligentsia still is with its Nazi past’
From Eastern Europe to the East End
'There is a whole Eastern European city of half a million people in London. More than 80 per cent have arrived since 2004. It
‘Obama Watching’
Andrew Roberts's US dispatches are available as an ebook
Honoré Daumier
Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) is often compared to Emile Zola. It is easy to see why: both embraced realist techniques to chronicle ordinary urban life