Would you go to a naked dining club?
Here were real people with real bodies in all their saggy, flabby, wobbly, hairy and scary magnificence
United kingdom
Thursday
The horror of tank warfare brought vividly to life
Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment’s Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day by James Holland reviewed
Has George III been seriously maligned?
The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts reviewed
Monday
As COP26 looms, Glasgow is facing a waste crisis
The Scottish National party is ruining Glasgow
Friday
David Amess 1952-2021
Boris Johnson leads tributes to ‘one of the kindest, nicest, most gentle people in politics’
Thursday
Would your party pass the 'Gove Test’?
Lockdown has been generally good for authors in terms of book sales, but the closure of archives and libraries for research has been a problem
Any beggar woman was a potential scapegoat during the European witch craze
The Last Witches of England: A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition by John Callow reviewed
Tuesday
Why Anglo-French relations will only get worse
Macron and Johnson both can’t resist playing to their domestic galleries and riling the other side
Thursday
The country house is dead: that’s why we love it so
The Story of the Country House: A History of Places and People by Clive Aslet reviewed
Thursday
Wrapped up in satire, a serious lesson about the fine line between success and scandal
Making Nice by Ferdinand Mount reviewed
Friday
Jam Roly Poly: why it's time to revive this retro pudding
This isn’t the place for an insipid or (frankly) cheap jam: it’s the dominant flavor here
Thursday
Is Russia ready for life after Putin?
Many Russians, young or old, do not see the West as worthy of emulation
New world order: can Britain, America and Australia contain China?
Britain is no longer trying to stay neutral in the competition between the US and China
Wednesday
No, Biden didn't just snub Brexit Britain
Theresa’s May administration missed whatever early opportunities there might have been to exploit any shared goodwill
We need to talk about Joe Biden
The President’s White House meeting with Boris Johnson was an embarrassment
Boris is a mini-Biden
Biden and Johnson are together mega-spending centrists with highly malleable values
Tuesday
The EU should keep out of France's spat with Australia
The European Union is embarrassing itself
Thursday
A pep-talk nightmare: Everybody's Talking About Jamie reviewed
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie reviewed
Where has the truth gone?
Why would the public prefer lies over truths about a world that most of us recognize is complex?
Thursday
A dutiful exercise carried out in a rush
Innovation: The History of England Volume VI by Peter Ackroyd reviewed