Book Review
How do you solve a problem like memoir?
A new book by Melissa Febos gets right to the heart of the genre
Love letter to the printed word
On the material culture of the book
Murders for May
A deadly mixture of reprints and new releases
Manifesto for traditional elegance
Classicism’s enduring relevance and timeless appeal
At the hands of Argentina’s “kidnapper-in-chief”
This personal history of the Falklands War brings new details to light
The brave new world of Swedish education
What is “post-truth” schooling?
The Roman roots of the English church
Perhaps two new church histories have a salutary message for today’s C of E
Being the girl in the green jumper
Cyril Mann’s muse, Renske Mann, rescues the artist from forgotten obscurity
Can our duties set us free?
Jacob Phillips’ new book challenges the assumption that freedom lies in unconstraint
A bitter brew from darkest Peru
Iain Sinclair on the trail of his Victorian ancestor
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
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.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
British foreign policy must serve British interests
It is time to put aside legalistic and moralistic nonsense and focus on what is best for Britain
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
Three pheasants, one Land Rover
Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Will capitalism end capitalism?
Artificial intelligence is perverting the logic of our economic and political systems
The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone