Lord Byron
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
The lovelorn lady who broke the rules
A romantic forced by peculiar privilege into perpetual masquerade
How to become a cult writer
What does it take for an author to become idolised way beyond their literary merit?
It ran in the family
Alexander Larman reviews Fall of the House of Byron, by Emily Brand
The Rwanda Bill and the rule of law
Our constitutional tradition strictly separates international law from domestic law
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?
The Met is watching you
We are passively accepting the development of a society of hyper-surveillance
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards
