Simon Mason
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
November Letters
Aiming for the rescue and rebuilding of liberal capitalism
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
Who killed the Women’s Equality Party?
Taken over and destroyed by men
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
