Patrick Maguire
Patrick Maguire is political correspondent of the New Statesman and co-author of Left Out, on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party, to be published by Bodley Head in September
The Man Within
Expect Starmerism to make much more sense in practice than in theory
Is “love is love” only for white people?
The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
Charli’s carefree bratitude
This is music for people who are tired of being careful