Max Grubb
Resentful Academic
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Cecilia Featherstonehaugh
Posh publisher
State of the arts coverage
The BBC has caved to cowardice over culture
Graham Topman: festival organiser
Roll up, roll up, it’s time for another festival of arts, ideas and Graham (mostly Graham)
Harriet Pester: Bookworld PR
Alas, not everything is plain sailing in the world of book-trade PR
Gregory Snaith: Little Magazine Editor
Only Gregory seemed prepared to upset the applecart
Mirabel Chevenix
Grande dame
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
Why won’t Chris Whitty go away?
He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Can Macron survive?
France appears to be becoming ungovernable
Fair pay is a fiction
Public sector workers are chasing a fantasy
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
