Issue: November 2021
History, fans, noise and passion
Football fans know a Proper Club when they see one
How to alienate good people
Having insulted thousands of its blameless members, the Church of England now aims to embed racial distinction in its very structures
The curse of the Next Big Thing label
Picking sport’s winners and losers when they are so young is a mug’s game
Border skirmishes
No actor has done more to endanger the future of Northern Ireland than the European Commission
When in Romania…
This book will be valuable as much for Eastern Europe specialists as for the general reader
Final frontiers
Adam LeBor on two TV series that are set in border regions, that feature engaging female characters and that are beautifully filmed
Chips, with everything
Mr Heffer has produced a monumental second volume on Henry ‘Chips’ Channon to match his first
Dilyn goes to Glasgow COP26
Bozzo’s team meets a nice girl called Greta, and spends ages over something called a tweet
Spare us the skintight sonata
If Yuja Wang were to strip everything right down to the music, she could be a sensation
Cruel to be kind
Validating everyone’s wishes leaves us prone to outbreaks of self-indulgence
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
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
No taxation on expatriation
With no navy and minimal evacuation efforts, the UK’s demand that citizens abroad pay up is ludicrous
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)