The Real Life of Nabokov
The book is beautifully done, but it is long and feels uneven
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Better than a Grand Slam
Clive James: whether the culture is low or high, he is in it for the thrills
Last post of a post-war poet
Although at times the tone can seem ill-judged, Jon Stallworthy's poems are full of sincere thought about war
The Ultimate Space Explorer
Alexander Grothendieck was a genius who reshaped mathematics but then withdrew from society
No More Room for an Inn?
Mourning the passing of the pub
Take a Bow
The hostility in Sino-Japanese relations
Islam and Innocence: Canada’s Predicament
Despite the attack on the Ottawa parliament, Canada has still not woken up to the global scale of the Islamist threat
Boris is Ready for his Finest Hour. Is his Party?
The Mayor of London may see himself as the coming man of destiny, but there are plenty of rivals to thwart his path to 10 Downing Street
Is Boris a Churchill or a Lloyd George?
Boris seems to subconsciously avoid the subject of Lloyd George, though he shares more in common with him
Keeping The Lights On: the Politics of Cheap Energy
British policy is not rooted in economic reality but dictated by the Green Blob. It is time to break a consensus that is costing us dear
Let the Soldiers do the Fighting, says the General
Britain’s former chief of staff says politicians have undermined military strategy by meddling, leading Putin and Islamic State to despise the West
How McJihad Ensnares Young British Muslims
The trial of two brothers for terrorism offences served as a window on the way digitally globalised terrorism exploits the vulnerable