Features

Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible

A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism

A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library

Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation

Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country

What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?

It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose

The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future

David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation

First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence