Ian Thomson
Ian Thomson is the author of a biography of Primo Levi and the RLS Ondaatje Prize-winning The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica. His book, Dante's Divine Comedy, is out now in paperback.
The detective who knew too much
Ian Thomson delves into the most-investigated unsolved killing in British history as the investigation report was finally released on 15 June
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
The wines of Israel
Israel’s wine heartland is now suffering from rocket attacks
Operettas for the apocalypse
As we career merrily ever deeper into the end-times, what is the appropriate soundtrack for civilisational collapse?
Britain will not be a “Christian country” without Christians
Traditions die if there is no one to cherish them
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
Harry Potter and the bourgeois-bohemian dream
Looking back at the dreams and resentments of an ascendant class
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information