And never the twain shall meet?
A lineup of new books tackle the thorny China problem
Truly global view of World War II
Richard Overy has done a signal service with this compellingly written, impressively researched book
China: Cold war or hot peace?
The culture clash between East and West is complicated by interdependence
China travels and travails
Rana Mitter reviews The China Journals and The Colour of the Sky After Rain
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
The case against Project Spire
The Church of England should abandon this misleading and expensive exercise in virtue signalling
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity