Truman Capote
Losing Truman
This ghost trail is filled with false starts and made-up assertions, but it ultimately leads us nowhere
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The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
A below-par Riley is still better than most
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Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide