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How to become a cult writer
What does it take for an author to become idolised way beyond their literary merit?
Timely reminder of the true price of oil
‘Disorder’ argues convincingly that world history now hinges on the price of oil
A heartbreaking work of staggering narcissism
Grace Lavery reveals the delusions of transgender ideology
Do we really need so many stage adaptations of novels?
There’s much that can go wrong when the drama of a book is transferred to the stage
Bring back Victorian YIMBY-ism
We cling to the buildings our 19th century forebears left behind, but they would decry our squeamishness
Right requires Might
Rules mean nothing without the means to enforce them
Don’t mention the war
It’s wrong to cite the Ukraine conflict as the principal cause of soaring prices
Narcisssism and the naked arts graduate
This call for an overhaul of the sex industry is self-indulgent and short-sighted
What drove the colonisation of the Caribbean?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses Caribbean society pre-Columbus
The BBC can’t fix its class problems with quotas
The Corporation’s diversity obsession is the problem, not the solution