Juliet Samuel

Rush-hour encounter had the vibes of a still-drunk PE teacher on her way to interview for a job with the Stasi

Left and right in Britain suffer from undercooked economic ideas, but Asia shows the state can help nurture growth

Much of Britain’s problem with antisemitism is imported — we should look to Muslim countries for answers to Islamism

I’m often squeamish but the theatre company Punchdrunk has devised a classic game in Lander 23

Changing leader when the likely candidates are so weak adds chaos to failure for a government without substance

There’s a reason UK borrowing costs are so high which can’t be wished away with leftist rhetoric — but other ways exist

Dopamine hit of endless scrolling is leaving the young unfit for work, study or life, and governments are failing to lead

New Labour burdened councils and departments with so many layers of procedure as to render the state dysfunctional

A defence review that eclipsed vital contracts, a ministry unable to spend wisely and missed opportunities for investment­

Andy Burnham’s wonks are signalling a welcome shift away from welfarism, but left-wing fantasies will doom it to failure