Books
Appreciating the small and recherché
There is still some unspoiled Surrey country to be enjoyed
Holiday reads by the recently departed
1980s fiction might more profitably fill your beach-y or gîte-y afternoons
Art’s tragic tug of war
Like Scheherazade, Bruno Schulz traded his art for life
Riches of the east
Mikanowski’s timely book pours iridescent light on the lands and peoples of Eastern Europe
Pains of Victorian labour
The experience of pregnancy and childbirth in 19th century Britain was no picnic
Lost in translation
Do not dream of comparing Roma history with the Jews
Queen of the road
For a quarter of a century, not one British woman could surpass her
On the radar
A fresh telling of a largely forgotten slice of wartime history
A Classical career in an ugly age
The fad-spurning architecture of Hugh Petter
Mr (or Mrs) 15 per cent
The best agents are unobtrusive and make sure attention is focused on their writers
Most Read
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration