Thrillers
Killer thrillers
The creators of Gangs of London could learn a lot from SAS Rogue Heroes
Our man in Hungary
The past is never very far away in Adam LeBor’s new thriller
Killing with kindness
“Be kind” culture has abandoned adolescent girls
How can we pay for our cathedrals?
Critics of silent discos in Canterbury Cathedral are silent on how to fund our churches
Truss alone
Young Liz was accidentally left in charge of the country, only to be menaced by the worst sort of criminals: Tory MPs
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
When the populist meets the Pope
Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
Campus confidential
Inside the secret Cambridge societies hiding their unfashionable views
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
