William Shawcross
Murdoch: a life on the risk frontier
Two very different books come as close as possible to explaining the enigma that is Murdoch and his extraordinary media empire
Our Strength And Stay
A speech in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh
Model Justice
Obama’s decision to prosecute Khaled Sheik Mohammed in Guantanamo Bay shows even he believes in the efficacy of its military court
Rupert Murdoch
The media mogul gets up the noses of the chattering classes for preserving pluralism of press and broadcasting
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past