Nancy Mitford
The enduring appeal of the Mitford family
As the BBC’s adaptation of The Pursuit of Love begins, Alexander Larman questions whether the new dramatisation will do justice to Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel
Festive nuts and spice
Nancy Mitford’s 1932 festive novella ‘Christmas Pudding’ is the tonic 2020 is crying out for
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
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Why was a foreign rapist in Britain?
The sad background to a horrific case
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
