Allan Massie
Allan Massie CBE FRSL FRSE is a Scottish journalist, columnist, sports writer and novelist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and now lives in Selkirk. He tweets at @alainmas
Vive Le Roi!
French Royalist groups wait for a king, but is their cause surely lost?
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Making the case for liberalism
Wooldridge’s polemic draws together the disparate traditions of liberal thought and action
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
