Johnson’s task is to hire the right people and back them as long as they are getting things done, no matter who they offend in the process.
What he detests is less liberalism than democracy, and the obstacle it poses to Russian foreign policy objectives.
Tim Bouverie has written a fascinating account of the slide towards the Second World War.
A new book about Holocaust and climate change denial also casts light on the American President.
Andrew Roberts manages to bring the great man before us in all his variousness in just under a thousand pages.
As he does it again, we run Mark Wallace’s tribute to the former London Mayor’s greatest hit(ler)s.
Self-determination always involves conflict. In some cases that is justified, a conflict of necessity. In others it is not.
His new thriller is readable, but lets the British Prime Minister and Establishment of 1938 off far too lightly.
One virtue of democracy is that it does not give special prominence to the loudest people in judging the mood of a crowd.
Yes, Livingstone named him 12 times when interviewed by me this week. Plus: Saudi Arabia uncovered, Michael Howard unmuzzled. And: In memory of Helen Szamuely.
The former mayor has blown his own gaff.
It’s possible to accept all the arguments suggesting that it’s sensible for us to do so – but still feel morally queasy.
Maybe Ken Livingstone can explain.