Lee Child
The Day of the Jackal: fifty years on
Alexander Larman remembers one of the most exciting, page-turning novels ever written
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
The triumph of Irish populism
The three major parties went with what is popular, rather than what is right
Stories worth telling
Untold Stories (Hyperion)
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
Eventful afterlife of a visionary genius
Unexpected bit players in Friedrich’s story set this endeavour apart from your average art biography
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Is “love is love” only for white people?
The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
