Spies
The genre that came in from the cold
Why we love spy fiction
The sad face of espionage
The reality of Russian spying is more poignant and mundane than it might seem
Are we being watched?
Secretive Covid-era “spy” agency repurposed to monitor social media during riots
A spy’s afterlife
John le Carré’s work and life still haunt British culture
Spies and butterflies
We should prepare for new modern forms of espionage
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Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
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A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
A police school for scandal
Is it any wonder there’s a two-tier policing controversy when officer training is focused on political correctness?
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
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Northern England is being framed in patronising reductionist terms
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Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture