American Tolstoy
Time to proclaim the greatness of Herman Wouk, once feted for the sweep of his historical novels
Hobbs recalled
Ninety-five years on, Hobbs still holds a record that is unlikely ever to be broken
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Alan Bates Britain
The case for dramatising every national scandal
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
Legal laughs
Legal “humour” is seldom more than mildly amusing
How did Conservative modernisation go?
David Cameron’s “A-List” has turned out to be second-rate
Weak, flawed, limited; an opportunity missed
Sanghera really should have devoted more attention to the pre-Western history in Empireworld
Why Britain needs more empty homes
The UK’s housing sector is straining at the seams; empty units and second houses are a sign of economic health
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
Sunak, false equivalence and the phantom far right
There is no comparison between the threat of Islamism and the threat of the far right
