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1 week ago | 
unherd.com | Jenny McCartney
Donald TrumpHistoryIrelandPoliticsprotestState ViolenceriotUS The Massacre of St George’s Fields is not much talked about these days, but its harsh lessons are no less relevant today than they were on 10 May 1768, when the British authorities ordered soldiers into Southwark, London, to quell a restless demonstration. The troops opened fire, killing seven and injuring many more.
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1 month ago | 
engelsbergideas.com | Jenny McCartney
Nearly 30 years ago, in 1998, I watched the US President Bill Clinton working the crowd on a visit to Northern Ireland in the aftermath of the Belfast Agreement. He was in serious trouble at home over the Monica Lewinsky affair, and certainly in bad odour with his wife Hillary, who maintained a notably cool distance from him during their walkabouts.
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2 months ago | 
thespectator.com | Alexander Larman |Byron’s Women |Jenny McCartney |Dot Wordsworth
At the beginning of the debut episode of Meghan Markle’s new podcast, she is keen to assert her own identity. After flirting with tradwifedom in her most recent Netflix show With Love, Meghan, she is now casting off her brief nomenclature of “Meghan Sussex,” but nor should you refer to The Artist Formerly Known As The Duchess of Sussex as “Meghan Markle” any longer.
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2 months ago | 
thespectator.com | Jenny McCartney
I have a confession to make, which may upset many readers. Having only a passing acquaintance with his books, I’ve long experienced a faint allergic reaction to the works of P.G. Wodehouse. It is, I think, to do with the mannered, heavily whimsical nature of his world; the circumlocutory sentences; the “right-ho”s and “dash it”s and choreographed mix-ups; and the inexplicably passionate adoration of his many fans, among whom I count a number of my family and friends.
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2 months ago | 
thetimes.com | Jenny McCartney
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Mar 21, 2025 | 
unherd.com | Jenny McCartney
Andrew TatemanosphereSocietyUS Andrew Tate is proud of knowing how to subdue women if they question his authority. In one video, he mimes a girlfriend coming at him ineffectually with a weapon, accusing him of being unfaithful. Tate imitates a high-pitched voice, complaining ‚ÄúYou chea-ted!‚ÄĚ before acting out his response: ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs bang out the machete, boom in her face, then grip her up by the neck, ‚ÄėShut up bitch!‚Äô‚Ķyou go fuck her.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
spectator.co.uk | Jenny McCartney
Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments I have a confession to make, which may upset many readers. Having only a passing acquaintance with his books, I’ve long experienced a faint allergic reaction to the works of P.G. Wodehouse. It is, I think, to do with the mannered, heavily whimsical nature of his world; the circumlocutory sentences; the ‘right-ho’s and ‘dash it’s and choreographed mix-ups; and the inexplicably passionate adoration of his many fans,...
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
spectator.com.au | Jenny McCartney
The World of Wodehouse Podcast; Reclaiming with Monica LewinskyApple, Spotify and other platforms I have a confession to make, which may upset many readers. Having only a passing acquaintance with his books, I’ve long experienced a faint allergic reaction to the works of P.G. Wodehouse.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
thespectator.com | Alexander Larman |Byron’s Women |Jenny McCartney |Jasper Rees
If you would like to see that rarest of endangered species — a smart, witty and original 90-minute thriller aimed at adults — then stop reading this review immediately and go and see Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag. It is a film that is probably best enjoyed by going in entirely blind, where the bare bones of the premise, revolving around a husband-and-wife pair of British spies who find themselves under suspicion of treachery, possibly by one another, is all you need to know.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
thespectator.com | Jenny McCartney |Matt Ridley |Cressida Bonas |Ben Domenech
Sometimes the mind needs to take a break. And I can’t think of a better stopping-off place than the soothing, gloriously bonkers discussions on the Fashion Neurosis podcast, hosted by the British fashion designer Bella Freud. Its premise is that Freud, daughter of Lucian and great-granddaughter of Sigmund, encourages guests to recline on her couch and talk over any and every aspect of their relationship to fashion.
