Obituary
The knife-wielding obituarist
Tom Sutcliffe’s obituary of composer Stephen Sondheim was ill-judged and vindictive
John Saumarez Smith: a bibliophile and a gentleman
The Heywood Hill bookseller has died
Remembering Brian Micklethwait
The man who made libertarianism fun
Remembering Colin Powell
Powell’s real legacy was Barack Obama
Remembering Sir David Amess
Well loved by Commons staff and MPs alike
Remembering Norm Macdonald
Like Peter Cook, he made being funny seem as natural as yawning
The last Everly brother
Don Everly’s death officially marks the day the music died
Charlie Watts: an unlikely rock star
The drummer of the Rolling Stones — a man of rare class, wit and distinction — has died at the age of 80
Austin Mitchell: Always independent
The former Grimsby MP who championed Brexit long before it was popular
Sean Lock – the comedian’s comedian
Lock, who has died at the age of 58, was a popular figure on the UK comedy circuit — not bad for someone who described himself as “a miserable, authoritarian guy”