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Issue: September 2008

ONLINE ONLY: Down the Wrong Mean Streets

Nothing to Lose by Lee Child

Fredric Smoler

ONLINE ONLY: Murder – A Biased Reform of the Law?

A proposed revision of the laws governing murder may appease women's pressure goups but endanger justice

Jan Davies

ONLINE ONLY: The UN Human Rights Council: Not Fit for Purpose
As the UN General Assembly begins its 63rd session, the Human Rights Council makes a mockery of UN Ideals.
Adam LeBor

ONLINE ONLY: How Sarah Got Drafted

Ordinary Americans and 'Netroots' activists chose Sarah Palin, not just John McCain

Marc Sidwell

ONLINE ONLY: Letter from Bamian
The Taliban's vandalism of Afghanistan's greatest cultural treasure may be their most permanent legacy
Victoria Schofield

The Truth About the Historical Jesus
The leading authority on the Dead Sea Scrolls draws a portrait of Jesus the Jew
Geza Vermes

The Depth of English Music
Radio stations and record companies are finally giving our native composers some exposure - now it's up to us to listen
Simon Heffer

Feminism Made Funny
Germaine Greer has got it wrong: everyone should see The Female of the Species
Jonathan Foreman

Party Lines
Daisy Waugh eavesdrops on the chattering classes
Daisy Waugh

Devonshire Cream
This sumptuous, confident telling of an 18th-century duchess's story may spark some welcome interest in our British history
Peter Whittle

An autumn note
“For many, the end of this uneasy year cannot come quickly enough”
Andreas Campomar

An ordinary killing
Ian Cobain’s book uses the killing of Millar McAllister to paint a meticulous portrait of the Troubles
Chris Mullin

Greater—not wiser
John Mullan elucidates the genius of Charles Dickens
Anthony Quinn
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