Politics
A lighter shade of grey
This scholarly, readable and objective book will be the standard biography of Sir Edward Grey for decades to come
The Gove Accords
What is the significance of Michael Gove’s Brexit agreement?
The nation’s favourite: why Coronation Street matters
As Coronation Street celebrates its diamond jubilee, is it time to take it seriously as the chronicler of our times?
Malaysia’s former PM says the French think insulting people is “a human right”
Kapil Komireddi interviews Dr Mahathir Mohamad about the decapitation of Samuel Paty in France, China’s treatment of Muslims, Kashmir, Brexit, and Jewish influence.
Ethiopia weeps again
The Ethiopian prime minister’s Nobel Peace Prize appears increasingly ludicrous as he risks civil war
The myth of overwhelming right-wing terrorism
Myth-makers are following fashion not evidence
The Marxist cell in Number 10
Adam LeBor investigates the former communist cult that has found common cause with the prime minister and the Brexiteer Conservative right
John Longworth: My role in Brexit
…and why I broke away from Nigel Farage
What makes a hero?
Today, our heroes are demi-gods with superhuman powers, genius detectives and, painful though it is to admit, activists
Britain’s last conservative prime minister
A new collection of essays provides a welcome reappraisal of Labour leader James Callaghan, says Graham Stewart
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
How to end the free speech crisis
The right must plan to demolish the four pillars of Britain’s stifling anti-speech laws
Only abortion is like abortion
Don’t tack on abortion to create an impression of progressive goodness
Farewell, knights errant of the road
Once one of London’s most distinctive tribes, cycle messengers are a dying breed
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
