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Decline of the English novel
Bereft of God and middle class values, authors are left with identity politics
Romeo’s 2020 Lockdown Awards
How have the great and the good delivered in recent months?
The sadder side of summer
Tragedy struck Gustav Mahler, the archetypal summer composer, in 1907
To the streets, via the Crush Bar
Robert Thicknesse on Opera
A little bit of curve
In praise of pop smut
Mystery of the tainted cache
The Gurlitt affair looked as if it might be unpicked but it has proved intractable
A long-term bet we must take
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the show will go on again; it always does
Do mention the war
The Deer Hunter remains the most affecting of Vietnam movies, Christopher Silvester writes
Rave that runs out of puff
Summertime and the streaming is easy, but Netflix’s White Lines leaves Adam LeBor cold
Taste of the high country
Lisa Hilton savours sublime cookery packed with the flavours of Slovenia’s Julian Alps
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
“Treatment” does not make child predators safe
People who abuse children must be kept away from children
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives