From the magazine
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker
Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest? 

Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest?
Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself

Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself
Education isn’t an exact science – but proper investment is vital

Education isn’t an exact science – but proper investment is vital
This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: ‘Music changes lives’

This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: ‘Music changes lives’
I’m on holiday, my hotel is cursed and I have a crush on a Spanish game show host

I’m on holiday, my hotel is cursed and I have a crush on a Spanish game show host
‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?

‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?
Russell T Davies on returning to Doctor Who, queer representation and ‘maddest’ episodes yet

Russell T Davies on returning to Doctor Who, queer representation and ‘maddest’ episodes yet
Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it

Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it
Black Friday’s capitalist roots actually stretch back 3.4 million years. No, seriously

Black Friday’s capitalist roots actually stretch back 3.4 million years. No, seriously
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race

Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race
BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’

BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin

Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin
Why DWP snooping on benefit claimants’ bank accounts will only whip up hatred of disabled people 

Why DWP snooping on benefit claimants’ bank accounts will only whip up hatred of disabled people
King Charles III gives us food for thought on poverty

King Charles III gives us food for thought on poverty
Was that a cabinet reshuffle or just Rishi Sunak shuffling deckchairs?

Was that a cabinet reshuffle or just Rishi Sunak shuffling deckchairs?
Now and Then: is it time for Beatles fanboys to finally let it be?
