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Murders for April
The air is lighter and warmer, but Jeremy Black’s reading is as dark as ever
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It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
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President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
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It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
The man who ended overreach
Lord Reed’s tenure as president of the Supreme Court has been admired by those who value the stability of the law
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
The party of retailers
Labour’s drift from its union roots reveals the party no longer knows what — or who — it is for
Windy Whitty
Chris Whitty is wrong about so-called “fat jabs”
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
To infinity immigration and beyond
Soaring rates of citizenship applications show no signs of slowing down
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama