Does Manchester need the Tories?

“It’s just not something I talk about to people. It’s almost a heresy not to read The Guardian here.” Diane lives in Didsbury, one of Manchester’s most affluent suburbs. But even here, among the neatly pruned hedges, she feels isolated …

Histoire de ma lâcheté

Depuis que je suis enfant, j’ai peur d’eux. J’avais cinq ans et ils avaient le visage des ayatollahs iraniens. J’avais quinze ans et ils sévissaient dans l’Algérie voisine. Je me souviens, à la télévision, de leurs visages mangés par des …

Virgins get more done

Feminist heroine, Catholic martyr, patron saint of France, LGBTQ icon. During the nearly six centuries since she was burned at the stake, Joan of Arc has been many things to many people. Today is no exception: she’s causing a furore …

Conservatives need some Swedish love

Sweden has long presented a puzzle to foreign observers. The Left tends to extoll the perceived virtues of social solidarity, collectivist values, and the “cradle-to-grave” welfare state. The Right, on the other hand, while largely agreeing with the basic welfare …