Books
Life stories, writ large
Remarks on the history of modern tattoos
Mushrooming problem
We’re getting closer to fungi breaking down our plastic waste
Holy wars and unlikely alliances
The Crusades were not a straightforward clash of civilisations: both sides were too internally divided
The lost world of Stefan Zweig
A new book offers a flawed but insightful perspective on the life of an elegist of civilisation
Prickly architect of Gothic marvels
Butterfield was a more complex figure than was evident in his great set-piece buildings
Murders for February
Winter might be fading but hearts remain cold
Murder, incest — a limping collapse
Inquests aimed at cooling tempers became trials of strength, fanning the flames of partisan politics
Lines from The Shire
To write poetry was one of Tolkien’s first ambitions
Make Britain grow again
Moynihan’s book on how Britain can climb out of stagnation doesn’t skirt the hard truths
Educashun, Educashun, Educashun
The blob is back, and it wants to dumb down the curriculum
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The problem of midwit misinformation
Iran, insurance and how smart people lose sight of the truth
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
The green myth
Tom, Chris and Graham explore our April edition