Literature
He was right all along
Michael Bentley reviews The Englightenment that Failed by Jonathon Israel
P is for Plum Pudding
Jonathon Green reviews A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order by Judith Flanders
Brief encounters and romps in the park
George Orwell pursued women with enthusiasm and varying degrees of success
Is Jane Austen getting a bum deal?
As the new Emma comes to cinema screens, Alexander Larman considers the innumerable Austen remakes over the past 25 years
A full stop in Sussex
Lisa Hilton is influenced by a Booker Prize shortlisted novel as she samples gastropub grub
Of mice and writing advice
Tibor Fischer reviews Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk
Riotous tale of a vivid life, superbly lived
Alexander Larman reviews Lady in Waiting: My extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown, by Anne Glenconner
Inside Number 10
Jack Brown showcases hidden heroes, the history of the building and the famous figures who have passed through
Might-have-been books
Do I ever regret the books I might have written? Only fleetingly.
Booker prize chumps
The inside line on the book world
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Let’s diversify the curriculum
If we really want diversity, we need to get more traditional
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Explaining the Boriswave
How and why the Conservatives betrayed their voters on immigration
The self-destruction of the centrists
Chaos looms for the Conservative Party
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
