Sherlock Holmes
Murders for late December
Not all is grim and gloom in the British Library’s Tales of the Weird series
Sherlock Holmes plays the white man
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s many passions included a view of Empire that would today be regarded as racist
Why Sherlock Holmes remains the greatest detective
There is no need to make Sherlock Holmes more likeable, part of his brilliance is in his ambiguity
The beauty of Jeremy Brett
Why any self-respecting heterosexual male needs a man-crush
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
