Marian Engel
The enduring power of brief encounters
A trio of novels that are connected by their surprising manner of finding their way to us
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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
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
The right does not need religion
We should not mourn the end of the Quiet Revival
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless