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
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
The RAM should face the music
Why the Royal Academy of Music shuts of pupils from private schools
The case against Project Spire
The Church of England should abandon this misleading and expensive exercise in virtue signalling
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves