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
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people