Issue: October 2020

Using the name Shakespeare in your book title shouldn’t do anything for sales

The Freedom of Information Act was supposed to guarantee honesty and transparency in government, but has ensured that controversial decisions will be forever shrouded in secrecy

A new anthology displays Shakespeare’s engagement with the sonnet form across his career, but at a high cost

After Dame Judi Dench’s resignation as a “national treasure”, Romeo Coates considers the runners and riders for the role

The Faulks panel may prove to be a convenient fig leaf to allow government to override the rule of law

Michael Coren was a conservative Catholic who was forced to reevaluate everything he publicly stood for

Charles Saumarez Smith on the campaign to save the historic London foundry that produced both Big Ben and the Liberty Bell

In his new book, Gerald Seib asks whether the turn towards nationalism and populism in the US is permanent

Articulate with cross-generational appeal: Graham Stewart wonders if this non-politician could take on the Scots Nats

If Martin Amis isn’t entertaining you on every page, then what’s the point of him?