Robert Fox
Magdalen’s Bad Old Days
RW “Bill” Johnson’s memoir of the college is a rattling good read
Not All Roads Lead to Rome
Book review of The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, its Regions and their Peoples by David Gilmour
General David Petraeus
The teachings of the man who gave us the surge in Iraq will be taught for many years to come. Don’t rule out a run for the White House in 2016
Divo Giulio
Giulio Andreotti is the subject of a new film exploring the labyrinthine nature of political power in Italy
How Top Boys topple down crime’s ladder
Too many prisoners rejoin society with no education, stable housing or job prospects. No surprise that more than half reoffend within a year
In the bleak midwinter
Christmas can be a bleak time of year. While some feel isolated, others are overwhelmed by the need for a perfect family Yuletide when their reality is different
My warnings to our spy watchdogs
Britain is under attack from Russia. And the government is blocking a Parliamentary report that details it