Book Review
Many lives of the first everywoman
Wife of Bath is a brand name all will recognise
The soul of Swedes
On the contested state of Swedish cultural identity
Liar, crook and Hollywood great
For all Cimino’s flaws, there was still “the vision thing”
Soon to be pulped non-fiction
Quentin Tarantino’s new book is a disappointment
Secret sex lives in Victorian England
Prepare to fall in like with three new books
Seldon’s way
Pioneering a path to redemption
An anaconda in the chandelier?
Benedict Rogers’ new book maps the vast network of repression propped up by China’s regime
Monetarily woke
A new book by Stefan Eich debunks the political neutrality of money
Against history snobs
Al Murray proves himself to be more than a popular historian
The game of laughter
A backstage look at stand-up comedy
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Conservatives can no longer trust institutions
Institutions are only as effective as the people within them and the culture beyond them
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
Killing democracy to save it?
The annulling of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections should concern us all
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
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Kemi wants a correction, and Keir could appear on celebrity TV
