The poet and the patrician
Stephen Parkinson reviews The Fire is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F Buckley Jr, and the debate over race in America, by Nicholas Buccola
Inside Number 10
Jack Brown showcases hidden heroes, the history of the building and the famous figures who have passed through
A flawed first draft of history
Theresa May’s former political secretary on the biography that doesn’t get her right
Extinction Rebellion, handmaiden of technocracy
There’s nothing natural about the environmentalism of modern eco activists
Amour fou of the star-crossed lovers
The relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh was one of all-consuming passion
What really happened in Nottingham
In 2022, women are no longer allowed to gather in public libraries
Keep calm and le Carré on
His pessimism about Britain proved untrue — and its own kind of comforting fantasy
Ubiquitous, but bloody good
Time and global success hasn’t dimmed the appeal of dinner at Nobu
Zut alors! Ten Per Cent is no Call My Agent
The remake of the French original is rather merde
Shapps is shocked, shocked!
The Prime Minister’s defence calls in a specialist
Reversing a tragic half century of lost lives
The US supreme court decision is a victory for decency and democracy
Why we need a new movement
The timid world of BritLit needs to be shaken up by a mutinous new clique of writers
Dreamy spires
Oxford’s brilliant modern buildings
St George didn’t die for this
English nationalism is a paper dragon