Algeria
Empire by way of Europe
A new book places the quest to keep Algeria French squarely at the centre of European integration
France’s unspoken, unfinished civil war
France’s cycle of social unrest and politically polarised elections has its roots in the Algerian conflict and the ensuing unresolved struggle for the soul of the nation
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
Can we save our parish churches?
It will take cultural as well as institutional change
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
