A long shelf life
Our need for physical books is greater than ever
Durrell dissected
Larry: A New Biography of Lawrence Durrell, 1912-1945 by Michael Haag
Publishing’s heyday
The world of publishing as Cheetham knows it is vanishing
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
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The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Why ministers fail
Even the more effective politicians do not have time to achieve anything
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
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