British Literature
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Waugh at war
Self-sacrifice, tradition and service seem to have been cast aside by today’s society
A spy’s afterlife
John le Carré’s work and life still haunt British culture
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
The world is not enough
In the battle between abstract globalisation and rooted identity, the human spirit itself is at stake
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Is this just fantasy?
Sir Brian May is wrong: farmers do care
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
War returns to Kursk
Could the famous WW2 era battlefield be yet another military turning point?
