Busting the myth of the Phantom Major
Thread by thread, Mortimer unpicks the lies of David Stirling’s life
Allison Bailey’s fight
A victory for independent-minded women
The art of the hype
Beyond its backstory, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is both one of a series and an image made in part by a reproductive method
L’Architecture of Lanarkshire
Urban planning should depend on local residents more than abstract debates
Death of a sporting hero
Lester Piggott was the greatest jockey — bar none
The timelessness of Henry Moore
How a modernist bogeyman became an Old Master
The rise of the panic masters
Why today’s graduates want to stay at university forever
Human rights and legal wrongs
Why doesn’t British legislation protect free speech?
Spook and crook
Research and authenticity are at the centre of these two series
Rhyme of the times
Within six weeks of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, most of Europe was at war
A flash of genius
When done well, swing bowling is arguably the most beautiful of cricket skills
The LGBTQ+ monkeypox failure
Gay men have been failed by a lobby that trades in fear rather than facts