John Saumarez Smith
John Saumarez Smith: a bibliophile and a gentleman
The Heywood Hill bookseller has died
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
The American chaos machine
The United States’s current aggressive expansionism and domestic strife are an intrinsic part of its national character