Sir Eric Anderson
The best of Heads
Sir Eric Anderson employed the best and let them get on with it
The disarming power of restraint
He showed how the essential prerequisite for greatness is humility
Nicola’s song for Europe
Sturgeon spells out why Scotland’s path back to the EU would be hindered by an illegal referendum attempt
Vintage volume: The Story of Wine
The story of wine is a glorious story which illuminates the topics of more conventional histories
The assassination of Soleimani
The Arab Spring didn’t amount to much, but when the US killed Soleimani last year it was a unexpectedly positive counterpoint
Former spin doctor divulges on India’s ruling dynasty
Sanjay Jha’s new book reveals the degeneration of the oldest party in the world’s largest democracy
Reflections on Narnia
After 75 years, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe remains a relatable classic
John Luther Adams: The ‘Become’ trilogy (cantaloupe)
You will either feel very relaxed by the middle of the piece or you will throw things at the wall and say some very bad words
Unravelling the myth of George Soros
Emily Tamkin’s ‘The Influence of Soros’ is a lucid, subtle and fair-minded attempt to grapple with a tremendously complex legacy
Something something Robert Caro
All the takes, no mistakes. Fake news? Picture bylined views!
Optimism ain’t what it used to be
Hopeless is as hopeless does
We aren’t being served
The closure of Jenners of Edinburgh is an object lesson in how to kill the department store