Books
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
Unreadable red bile
This anti-capitalist screed is profoundly and irredeemably fatuous
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
Self’s the man
Will Self can be absurd and obnoxious — but also highly entertaining and insightful
Murders for March
Stirring dull roots with spring blood
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
The Farage flounce
A joke that worked, and an exit that didn’t.
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history