Crime Novels
Murders for October
Tales from the gothic to the macabre
Murders for June
Prepare to be taken to church – this month offers up rich description, promising debuts, and a clerical mystery that manages moral seriousness
Murders for April
Dark academia and classic hollywood horror
Murders for February
Gripping books and the promise of another
Murders for the New Year
A dark start to 2023
Murders for December
From Sweden to Bombay
Murders for November
Gripping plots and dodgy prose for the autumn months
Murders for October
A cornucopia of killings
Murders for July
The good, the beautiful and the grotesque
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
