A fascinating record of a vanished world
The delight of the diaristic form is seeing through another’s perspective
The making of a modern prophet
Taylor’s impressive second biography of Orwell is more than justified
Playing with fire
Is writing a show about burns victims and the pioneering Guinea Pig Club really “appropriate”?
Kicked out of the Comedy Club
Andrew Doyle wonders why so many comedians are offended by the satire of Titania McGrath
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Standout singers
If Music (Erato), Day of These Days (Delphian) & Eisnacht (Genuin)
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Britain’s next moral panic
Half a century after abandoning state-backed “treatments” for homosexuality, Britain risks replacing one coercive system with another
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards