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The forensic account of the world’s mafias, from Japan’s Yakuza to Italy’s ’Ndrangheta
Journalists are rightly worried about fake news and ‘alternative facts’ — but our new world has much in common with the old
May’s stance gives SNP a new call to arms, but the case for independence is unclear
How the high hopes of early-1990s central Europe gave way to creeping authoritarianism
Spymasters speak to the FT about truth, transparency and state power
Radical communicator of hidden power in art
There is ground to be regained in the west from the populist right
Reflections on Margaret Thatcher and the media through four classicists and courtiers
The decline of newspapers puts them level with vast flows of fantasy and leaks
Voters are turning away from society’s truths towards private pursuits
Rational political speech is under attack and failing to convince a sceptical public. Should we blame the media?
The new normal is unlikely to be a return to settled party rule, writes John Lloyd
At a time of disillusionment with politics, calls for direct public involvement in decision-making are growing louder
Should concerns over security and social cohesion set limits on free speech?
In her first work to appear in English since winning the Nobel in 2015, the Belarusian author addresses the complex feelings left by the fall of the Soviet Union
A study of extreme right politics conveys complexity but lacks balance and context
Works of memoir and reportage that address the experience of prison and the case for reform
David Aaronovitch’s memoir of his communist upbringing
National Coal Board chairman who saw the industry’s greatest growth and the start of its decline
An industry once held in awe is now seen as a relic of a polluted past, writes John Lloyd
The second instalment of Charles Moore’s biography of the former prime minister illuminates her mid-1980s glory years — and the toll they took
