Paul Dean
Paul Dean is a freelance critic living in Oxford
A sharp and shrewd look at Lawrence
A dialectical mind, Lawrence is modern in his resistance to labels
Bookshops remaindered
The second-hand book trade has lost much of its romance and charm, not to mention eccentric establishments and their owners
The meaning of Navalny’s death
This tragic event illustrates the cruelty and fragility of the Kremlin
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda
The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics
The truth about London Bridge
Flawed narratives should not distort historical memory of the planning for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Self-ID versus survivors
Traumatised women deserve to know that they can be supported by women
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
No happy endings
Our worst sin has been to be weak, rather than merely to be wrong
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?