Culture
On Leadership by Tony Blair, Precipice by Robert Harris, and Oxford crime – Books of the Month
On Leadership by Tony Blair; Precipice by Robert Harris; Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards
North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order review – “An excellent account”
Dr Edward Howell, whose columns in the Spectator and the Telegraph are among the...
A Revolution Betrayed by Peter Hitchens review – In Defence of Grammar Schools
Review – A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter...
Veranilda by George Gissing review – The best historical novel never written
George Gissing remains the most underrated novelist in the English language. He wrote twenty-three...
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – “The prime minister we never had”
This is a marvellous book, a memoir of Rory Stewart’s nine years in Parliament,...
The Top 12 – 4th Week
Marc Pacitti looks ahead to the top cultural events of 4th week
Review: The Politician’s Husband
Tom Beardsworth enjoys the drama and duplicity of The Politician's Husband — but it doesn't beat Borgen
Interview: Kirsty Wark
Sophie Hall-Luke speaks to the Newsnight presenter about her illustrious career in journalism
Review: Iron Man 3
Is the franchise getting a bit rusty, or does this sequel prove its mettle?
How would Burke have rated Perry?
Henry Tonks ponders over the meaning of culture to conservative politics
Spotlight on…The Winterling
Interviews with the star-studded cast of a little-known play
Preview: She Stoops to Conquer
This genial and spirited play is sure to be a hit
Review: The Oxford Revue & Friends
A fresh take on last Saturday's show which featured the Revue along with the Durham Revue and Cambridge Footlights
Review: ‘The Emperor’s Tomb’ by Joseph Roth
Alexander Rankine admires Roth's raw, unpolished, new novel
Shrigley and the Turner Prize Shortlist
Nina Black on why David Shrigley's art has more to offer than a laugh
Review: The Apprentice
Anna Spencer finds the egos and the infighting just as watchable as ever
Jammin to… ‘Biggest Fan Ever’ by Filthy Boy
Luke Barratt wants to share this disturbing but enthralling narrative song
Review: 1984
An ambitious but successful performance
Review: The Goat or Who is Sylvia?
This controversial and unsettling play is not for the faint-hearted
