John Preston
John Preston is the author of A Very English Scandal. The film of his novel, The Dig, is due in the autumn. His next book Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell, is published next February
More plausible than real life
John Preston reviews Beneath the Streets by Adam Macqueen
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Defending life and liberty
Abortion buffer zones hurt, rather than help women and babies
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire
Going solo
This Christmas, 40 competitors will face the most difficult sporting challenge on the planet
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”