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
Richard Coles and the madness of grief
Michael Coren talks to his friend, Rev Richard Coles, about Coles’ forthcoming memoir on love, loss and grief
Tory rebels hold fire
We’re not expecting any rebellion on the Crime bill for months
The underlying cause of death
Recording guidelines are obscuring rather than clarifying the real extent of Covid’s impact on excess deaths
Joined-up strategy?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses with Graham Stewart how US and British defence and security reviews depart from, or continue, a coherent western strategic worldview
Is Hezbollah protected by the Lebanese political system?
And does Lokman Slim’s murder indicate a change in Hezbollah’s deployment of violence?
Vanilla flavour Labour
Something borrowed, something blue – Keir Starmer’s vision cedes the initiative to Rishi Sunak
Wilde encounters
The rambling and discursive nature of the writing lends Rupert Everett’s book an enjoyable appeal
Privilege
Privilege comes from the Latin privilegium, a bill or law giving advantage to a private individual
Fantasy of the magic money tree
Central banks will come under increased pressure to “do good” by politicians
Murder on the Dancefloor?
Government plans to send undercover police into nightclubs are absurd and destructive