Nicholas T. Parsons
Nicholas T. Parsons is a writer, translator and critic. His latest book is Civilisation and its Malcontents: Essays in Our Times (Batthyány Lajos Foundation and Hungarian Review)
Art for oligarchs’ sake
Divorced from aesthetic considerations, the modern art business is a refuge for the uber-rich
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
The US city on the banks of the Thames
Critics don’t care for Canary Wharf, considering it a monument of 1980s corporatism
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution