Movie magic I watched A Day to Remember after reading John Bird’s column [Issue 1697, 15-26 December]. Please say thank you to him. The movie had a depth and poignancy that I would have missed if he h

“The failure of economists to forecast recessions is virtually unblemished,” notes Prakash Loungani, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This includes the economists at the IM

The Russian threat Controversy of the week “The ...

We are in a real-life game of Risk. In 2019, Fiona Hill, an official at the US National Security Council during Donald Trump’s first term, said the Russians had informally proposed a plan whereby they

The histories of the UK and Argentina are closely linked, with the relationship often marked by irony. The staff bar at the British embassy in Buenos Aires (BA) is called The Hand of God, and Argentin

Giuliano da Empoli (translated by Sam Taylor) Pushkin Press, £12.99 Last year saw the death of Tom Lehrer, the satirist who famously quit comedy when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize