Some stop-gap leaders of the opposition were never intended to be potential prime ministers

He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums

Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions

A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals

All novels should be like this: stripped of the necessary but boring connective tissue

Not only is it a page-turner, it’s also an essential manual for defending women’s sport

It’s time for our annual guide to the best new fiction of the year

Andrews’ view of the world is a fringe sliver of what ethnic minorities think about Britain

In a recession-ridden Britain, another European war seemed unthinkable

Only one with a slightly deranged confidence could ever have attempted it