Books
How not to argue
A new book is an unreliable guide to talking about controversial issues
All the industry crises in one place
The book industry bible gives no hint that there’s an intelligent, informed readership out there
Age of influencers
Central European artists illuminated the national landscape in 1930s Britain
A writer we should all read
There is only one way for a writer to escape: to release experience into prose
The Nazi hunter
Jewish lawyer Fritz Bauer peeled away the official narrative to reveal the Holocaust to his countrymen
How faith built the best of our nation
Every aspect of English national life owes something to Christianity
A fine bromance
We have long since lost any real perspective on The Beatles
Murders for May
A look at some murderously good talent and some old re-releases
Is the future bright?
We are in a revolutionary era
Mad, genius?
A new book attempts to untangle a right-wing mystery
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation