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
What Lowry saw in the sea
The philosophical side of the painter of “matchstalk men” adds to his charm
Fun in the sun
Summer finally appeared for the most civilised drinks event of the season
War, peace, and architecture in Munster
A welcome if flawed history of Irish architecture
Lefty men’s failures have radicalised women
Don’t pretend that feminists are being “radical” for no reason
Of course we need opera
Click-hungry editors should stop enabling philistinism
Please remember, terrorism is evil
Worrying numbers of people romanticise the brutality of those perceived as “oppressed”
Keir has much to fear
Keir Starmer should enjoy the election campaign because he may not enjoy the demands of power
The ghosts of Tory past
The Conservatives are haunted by the spirits of the last two decades
Eyes on the prizes — and the surprises
Every literary season has a book that comes from nowhere and seems to gallop ahead of the competition