Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean
the cinematic genius admired by today’s directors
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree