The Asset
Danish thriller is a real diamond
A House of Dynamite deserves a genre all its own
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
Do machines laugh?
The experience of amusement defies a reductionist approach to the mind
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Bach in black
CPE Bach: Berlin Symphonies (BIS)
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel