ANDY HEDGECOCK is entertained by a playful novel that embeds a fictional game at its heart
IN A recent survey in Germany, 11 per cent of respondents said that they wanted a leader who “governs the country with a firm hand for the good of all.”
Last time they got their wish in 1933, Europe was set ablaze and well over 60 million lost their lives.
Star cartoonist MALC MCGOOKIN finds lessons for today in the punch, and the economy of line, of an extraordinary generation of illustrators
MIKE QUILLE applauds an excellent example of cultural democracy: making artworks which are a relevant, integral part of working-class lives
LYNNE WALSH tells the story of the extraordinary race against time to ensure London’s memorial to the International Brigades got built – as activists gather next week to celebrate the monument’s 40th anniversary
NICK MATTHEWS previews a landmark book launch taking place in Leicester next weekend



