The making of a modern prophet
Taylor’s impressive second biography of Orwell is more than justified
Playing with fire
Is writing a show about burns victims and the pioneering Guinea Pig Club really “appropriate”?
Kicked out of the Comedy Club
Andrew Doyle wonders why so many comedians are offended by the satire of Titania McGrath
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
What is behind the ECHR debate?
We should stop pretending that moral disagreements can be reduced to technical debates
Merkel the Disaster
The sad dolts in the room are wrong about the former German chancellor
London has lost its soul
National renewal must start with the capital
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
