Jane Austen and BLM: an historical interrogation
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a long-dead author who is beloved by millions will, eventually, find themselves dragged into controversy
Libraries and laureates: a study in necessity
Without school libraries, boys and girls will grow up in households where the idea of owning books, or even borrowing, seems an increasingly fantastical one
The finest actress of her generation
How Helen McCrory blazed through her life and career like a comet
Going the way of all the earth
Our inability to do justice to the death of Prince Philip
Is grammar elitist?
The soft bigotry of low expectations
What do literary prizes tell us about publishing in 2021?
The implications of identity politics on literary trends
Prince Philip — a public life
Alexander Larman looks at the life and duty of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who has died at the age of 99
Paul Ritter: a consummate scene-stealer
Alexander Larman recalls the life and legacy of Paul Ritter, who has died at the age of 54
The decline of David Cameron
With the latest round of humiliating revelations, David Cameron is very much seen as yesterday’s man
London, Burning: ‘A page-turning delight’
For his eighth novel, Anthony Quinn continues his noble tradition of producing a thumping good read
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
Making the case for liberalism
Wooldridge’s polemic draws together the disparate traditions of liberal thought and action
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend