Martin Edwards
Murders for September
The best and worst crime fiction for September
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
Most Read
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Climate alarmism must not be unquestionable
We have succumbed to herd-like thinking over renewable energy
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration