Signing off after seven dizzying years
Alamy Laura on College Green in 2017, shortly after a General Election was announced. This won’t be the last article I write, but it will be the last one in my job as the BBC’s political editor. Before I move on, I’ve been trying to piece together some of the seismic events that have taken […]
What difference would an all-female government make?
Getty / Luke MacGregor Men have been cleared out of government and the women are in charge. That’s the premise of a play, opening on Thursday, which has been collectively written by a group of leading female figures. The Assemblywomen by the Greek playwright Aristophanes was first written in 391 BC. Back then, a play […]
The strategy behind Trump’s condemnation of Ilhan Omar
Reuters Ilhan Omar last November became one of two Muslim women elected to the US Congress. Hers is a remarkable story. Escaping the protracted civil war in Somalia, she and her family fled and spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya. She came to America, and now represents Minnesota’s fifth district. It is […]
Boris Johnson says he is ‘not aiming for no deal’
Johnson: Brexit delay means defeat Boris Johnson has said he is “not aiming for a no-deal outcome” for Brexit at the launch of his campaign for the Tory leadership. But he said the threat of no deal was a “vital” negotiation tool and the UK “must do better” than the current deal. At his campaign […]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review: Overshadowed by loss
Walt Disney Studios (Credit: Walt Disney Studios) Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther sequel struggles after the loss of Chadwick Boseman – despite dazzling visual effects and impressive acting from Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong’o, it feels like it’s missing a central character, writes Nicholas Barber. Chadwick Boseman was one of Hollywood’s most important actors. […]
Business trip: Atlanta
Four Seasons hotel, right, in Atlanta. (Four Seasons) Though hit hard by the recession, the Atlanta region will rise again, just as it famously did after the Civil War. Q: What’s the best part about living in Atlanta? A: Delta Air Lines. Or so the joke goes among peripatetic Atlantans. It refers to the ease […]
Bhutan, the kingdom of the clouds
A monk walks past the Punakha Dzong, a traditional Buddhist style of fortress architecture. (Jonathan Gregson) The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is a place where Buddhist traditions mix with modernity, and reverence is shown to tigers and the flaming thunderbolt of wisdom. The edge of a forest cloaked in clouds, thick with the scent of […]
Business Trip: New York
Travel in style to experience New York at its luxurious best. (Michael Gebicki/LPI) Where should the corporate set eat, sleep and play? The queen of “In-the-Know” sheds light on the city’s best. To an enviable number of CEOs and Forbes-listed elites, personal concierge Katherine Stromsland is a veritable lifesaver. From chartering Gulf Streams at any […]
Why women have less power than you think
Getty Images The discovery that more men than women hold positions of power rarely comes as a surprise. What may be more unexpected is that things are not always as they seem when women appear to have equality. Countries can sometimes stand out for their efforts at getting women into positions of power. Take, for […]
John Bercow plans to stay on as Commons Speaker
The Speaker has found fame across Europe with his signature cry capturing the public’s attention John Bercow has said he has no plans to stand down as Speaker of the House of Commons, despite speculation that he would retire this summer. He told the Guardian he would stay in post while there were “momentous events […]