Books
The duty of care
What, asks this new memoir-manifesto, are families for?
History to be heeded
The evils of Hitler and Stalin should haunt us today
Crooked timber
A fine survey of the life and work of Isiah Berlin
Elegant buildings elegantly explained
The Past is no longer something that Was, but one of many possible solutions
Murders for June
Prepare to be taken to church – this month offers up rich description, promising debuts, and a clerical mystery that manages moral seriousness
Houellebecq, joy and Jesus
A morbid pessimist reminds us of the purity of faith
Words can never hurt?
A new satire skewers the publishing industry
Unflinching view of a fall from grace
If Carrère can be so honest, there is hope for lesser sinners
Names in the frame
All human emotions find their expression on the green baize
Young, gifted — and readerless
Why have we never heard of most of the young writers on the latest “Best of …” list?
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
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be