Who told Boris to make Claire Fox a peer and why?
Johnathan Ball was three years old, Tim Parry was twelve
Oxford’s civil war
The never-ending fallout over Cecil Rhodes has bleak consequences for the future of academia
Letter from Washington: In defence of American sport(s)
Would the super league have made football more American? If only.
Are overcomplicated back stories killing drama?
As Line of Duty now seems mired in the complexity of its own backstory, Alexander Larman asks if on-screen plots have become too complicated for us to enjoy
Rotters, rogues and Champagne moments
This book is so colourful and well told that it should interest even those who find the game of Cricket dull
French Class
Michael Collins looks back Bertrand Burgalat’s career as the architect for the modern French pop sound
Hopkins and Oldman: The very best of British actors
Following the recent Oscar nod for Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman, Alexander Larman looks at other parallels between the two thespians
Re-building a library
Confessions of a bibliomaniac in the South Atlantic
The EU is no friend of ours
The European Union’s increasingly open hostility towards Britain has deep historical roots, says Nigel Jones
Cancelling Kevin Myers
Graham Stewart speaks to one of the most fearless and outspoken journalists in Ireland
Let’s call it a wrap
Hannah Betts is hooked on the insouciance of a vast scarf