Guilty of Journalism
In defence of Glen Owen doing his job
From feral beasts to pussycats
A Lobby made man on the decline of the parliamentary press from feared newsbreakers to humdrum hacks
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
Hoop dreams
Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties
Burgundy on a budget
In search of the wine lover’s holy grail
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
A cruel choice
Today’s euthanasia bill risks sending Britain down a dark path
Don’t appeal to our worst instincts
How many will talk themselves into asking for a parent’s early death if money is involved?
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
