The double life of Ian Rankin
The crime writer on alter-egos, Scottish independence and why he refused to meet Ian Brady.
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Modern constitutions were produced not by liberal ideals but by the demands of war.
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A commander illuminates the wisdom and moral courage that produces the best leaders.
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Why the left must abandon the myth of British decline
The declinist theories championed by Perry Anderson blame the problems of the present on an imagined past.
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Being You by Seth, Notes from an Island by Jansson and Pietilä, Chief of Staff by Barwell and Taste by…
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Jonathan Franzen’s bland late style
In Crossroads, the American novelist aims for “transparent” but ends up colourless.
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The battle for the soul of conservatism
Edmund Fawcett’s book traces the evolution of an often-contested ideology.
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Will Donald Trump be back?
Michael Wolff's Landslide is an absorbing account of Trump’s downfall – and a portent of his return.
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