Issue: June 2020
The jokes must go on
Christopher Bray reviews Apropos of Nothing by Woody Allen
Nazi blueprint for postwar integration
How Walther Funk’s 1940 memo predicted the rise of the European Union
Middle-class hero
John Lennon’s kicking against the pricks was mere window-dressing
Me, Myself and I
The hip young authors who write about their greatest obsession – themselves
It ran in the family
Alexander Larman reviews Fall of the House of Byron, by Emily Brand
Creature of comfort food
Lisa Hilton dreams of Mayfair and the true luxury of a silky, delicate fish pie
American Tolstoy
Time to proclaim the greatness of Herman Wouk, once feted for the sweep of his historical novels
More than a dog’s life
Feed pets what you eat and babies what you hate, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
A Pauline conversion
Christopher Pincher discovers a family wine business in the south east of Sancerre
Crowded House
Thomas Woodham-Smith juggles his work-life balance
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Protecting what matters
The government’s new integration and extremism policy exposes a regime in denial
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
Gentrification? Better than deprivation
Elephant and Castle has been radically spruced up, but not everyone is happy about it
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
How to reverse Britain’s nuclear decline
Regulatory reform alone is not enough — we need better governance
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected