Espionage
Spies and butterflies
We should prepare for new modern forms of espionage
Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
Is the age of the Secret Service over?
Intelligence was more important than the individuals who risked their lives providing it
Paper trail
Thrillers from Finland to Afghanistan
Espionage and the cost of living crisis
Underpaid and overworked staffers are an easy target for Chinese cash
Espionage and the presumption of innocence
Even alleged Chinese spies are innocent till proven guilty
Going to war
Iraq, Eric Ambler and me
Loyalty for sale
RAF veterans compromised British ideals by assisting the Chinese
My days as a Chinese spy
A mysterious 72 hours in Hong Kong for a lucrative lobbying job ended up being something much more sinister…
Frustrate their knavish tricks?
Is foreign interference in British politics any different now than in the past?
Only abortion is like abortion
Don’t tack on abortion to create an impression of progressive goodness
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Fair pay is a fiction
Public sector workers are chasing a fantasy
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Marble run
Let’s give up the Elgin Marbles, but not to Athens
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Doom and bloom
Live woke and die
