The Dresser Undressed
The delicate process of writing the biography of a wary Sir Ronald Harwood
Arthur Bryant’s floating doters
W. Sydney Robinson, the historian’s latest biographer, discovered that his subject was without scruple in matters of the heart
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
William Warham
A champion of the English Church unfairly eclipsed by his great rivals Wolsey, Cranmer and Cromwell
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Twitter monetisation was a mistake
It has diminished rather than enhanced creativity
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
