Murder Mystery
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
Murders for October
Tales from the gothic to the macabre
Murders for February
Hitler, Harlem and the high-life feature in this month’s murder mystery haul
Murders for December
A cornucopia of killings for the Christmas season
Murders for November
Killings amid the crunch of leaves
Murders for the summer
A bounty of bloodshed
Murders for June
Prepare to be taken to church – this month offers up rich description, promising debuts, and a clerical mystery that manages moral seriousness
Murders for April
Dark academia and classic hollywood horror
Murders for March
A sinister start to the spring
Murders for February
Gripping books and the promise of another
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
Lily Phillips is a Rorschach test
Experience and behaviour are not solely reducible to consent
Leader of the year™
Might match-fixing explain Kemi Badenoch’s questions at PMQs?
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
Peston’s inbox
Kemi wants a correction, and Keir could appear on celebrity TV
John Swinney’s Isla Bryson moment?
The Scottish Government must be made to face the facts on sex and gender
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Not a relaunch
Is that a PLAN FOR CHANGE in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
