David Peace
Sparks, glitterballs and masterworks
The greatest works of fiction published this year
Rising above the mob
Questioning is kryptonite to the genderist cause
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Cometh the hour, cometh the dealmaker
Trump’s ego might be just what the world needs
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
November Letters
Aiming for the rescue and rebuilding of liberal capitalism
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
The problem with Rachel Reeves’s pension pretensions
Bigger funds are not the key to effective investments
