French Cuisine
A foodie in his element
The author is evenhanded and accurate about the nouvelle cuisine movement, says Paul Levy
Amuse Bouche
Lisa Hilton finds a French-inspired retreat for flagging flâneurs in Shepherd’s Bush
An epidemic of misguided moralising
The difference between vaccine sceptics and advocates is not as great as it appears
Bookshops remaindered
The second-hand book trade has lost much of its romance and charm, not to mention eccentric establishments and their owners
Beware of the tax-cutters
Slashing the tax take now will lead to increased public spending for years to come
Kaiser Wilhelm’s Reich
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss Germany’s political arena in the years leading up to the First World War
CNN’s optical delusion
How American progressives get “TERF Island” wrong
The West’s self-defeating sanctions
America and its allies are committing geo-political suicide for no discernible gain
A real world of consciousness
Communism in Poland was brought down by an underground network of learning, journalism and culture that flourished in defiance of state control
Women’s rights shouldn’t be up for debate
MPs need to stop questioning the rights of biological women
Do we need a trade deal with the US?
Now is the time for the UK to reassess priorities
The surprising scale of educational inequality
Rakib’s Britain: Why have working-class white boys fallen behind?
Atticus updated
A new Mockingbird is masterful