Puffin
Duchess of platitudes
The true tragedy of Meghan’s book will be the better writers left on the bench
Justin Trudeau has been an embarrassing failure
He leaves Canada poorer, weaker and more divided
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
Real postliberalism starts in pubs
The state cannot be the source of community attachments and affection
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
The blessings on our doorsteps
It is all too easy to forget the astonishing cultural wealth that lies close to hand in our medieval parish churches
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
Merkel the Disaster
The sad dolts in the room are wrong about the former German chancellor
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
A full-blooded blow-out
Kurt Weill: Symphonies, Seven Deadly Sins (DG)
