Collecting
How I discovered secondhand books
A home with books is a launching pad for a life well lived, says Daniel Johnson
Closing the books
Thomas Woodham-Smith finds the latest research is online
Antiquarian enterprises
The highs and lows of antiquarian bookselling
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
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Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
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The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
Rage against the dying of the night
The loss of the soft-lit splendour of London after dark
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think