Detective Fiction
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives