Frederic Raphael
Cheeky blinder
Isobel Williams’s treatment of selected poems is literary charcuterie, as neat as it is naughty
Thick as Thebans
Frederic Raphael reveals how Paul Cartledge makes the case for a central historical role for Oedipus’s home town
Public Enemy Number whatever
Frederic Raphael defends his friend, the writer Joseph Epstein, latest victim of America’s cancel culture for daring to mock Jill Biden’s doctorate
A letter to Jesus
Frederic Raphael poses some pertinent questions to the son of God
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country
How to save your parish church
Be the Church you want to see in the world
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
