Obituary

Lord Lawson’s calm, assured leadership was pivotal in securing Brexit

Why will there be no more Carmen Callils?

Why we should speak ill of the dead

Tales of lives lived well, or disgracefully, are always interesting, but what makes a good obit?

Taylor Hawkins is not the only drummer to meet with an early grave

The King of Spin proved himself a custodian of the game long ago, on a summer’s day in Croydon

Intellectual wits like P J O’Rourke are rare birds these days

University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne was the quintessential Englishman

Ten years on from Hitchens’s death, the past seems more foreign than ever

Tom Sutcliffe’s obituary of composer Stephen Sondheim was ill-judged and vindictive