Official Complaint
Immigration officials may be fearsome but they act as no deterrent against illegal immigrants
The Bores Have It
A new book on election reform forgets the fact that voters did not want AV
Good Copy
The Independent's new masthead is a little too close to home for Standpoint
Germane Germans
‘Do we still have an intellectual elite that reads, and writers to cater for it? In Germany, we have Merkur’
Marcus Bleasdale
Formerly a successful investment banker, British photographer Marcus Bleasdale has spent the last ten years documenting conflict and human rights abuses in the Balkans,
Game Over
Despite the current success of England's test team, the county game is at an all-time cricketing low. It needs a dramatic overhaul
Russia’s Six-Hit Champion
Russian chess champion Peter Svidler's obsession with English cricket is such that he signs off his emails with "Strauss for Prime Minister"
Things Visible and Invisible
The National Gallery’s new Leonardo show illuminates his quest for painterly perfection