The pitfalls of seizing Russian assets to fund Ukraine Image Date Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 11:00 AM Description Moscow must be made to pay, but without risking harm to global financial stability
The plan to turn payday lender Amigo into a music company is really, really weird Date Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 11:02 AM Description Friends reanimated
The Playbook by James Shapiro — a jaw-dropping account of the rise and fall of the Federal Theatre Date Wednesday, June 05, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description A bracing tale of the cultural clash between arts and politics that still resonates today
The podcast bros who helped put Trump back in the White House Date Friday, January 24, 2025 - 10:00 PM Description Star presenters such as Joe Rogan and Theo Von have monetised the ‘manosphere’ and influenced politics. Will traditional media be next?
The poem: ‘The Young Comedian Enrols at Clown School’ by Rebecca Watts Date Friday, January 10, 2025 - 10:00 PM Description From the Suffolk-born poet’s latest collection, ‘The Face in the Well’
The poet who talks to walls Date Monday, February 19, 2024 - 10:00 AM Description LionHeart uses verse to explore architecture
The Pole and Other Stories by JM Coetzee — up against time Date Thursday, October 05, 2023 - 6:00 AM Description The Nobel laureate presents an autofiction of contemplation in his latest collection, meditating on ageing and the process of writing
The political centre cracks in Germany Date Saturday, March 01, 2025 - 4:00 AM Description Friedrich Merz will try to govern with a moderate coalition at a time of rising support for extremist political forces
The political cost of Meloni snubbing von der Leyen Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 11:00 PM Description Also in this newsletter: why an Austrian supermarket chain is calling the European Commission on Hungary
The political love-in with business is long overdue Date Friday, February 09, 2024 - 11:58 AM Description Solving Britains’ productivity and growth puzzle depends on collective action on employment and skills