Alan Isler
Finely-turned tales of mothers, murder and love
We need a system where books that publishers really love, where it’s not mere puff, get a special sticker on the front, says John Self
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law
How can we pay for our cathedrals?
Critics of silent discos in Canterbury Cathedral are silent on how to fund our churches
Why we don’t police anti-Christian hate
Jewish and Muslim communities rightly get protections and attention from the government — but Christians are routinely overlooked
Childhood reclaimed
Mobile phones have been constraining our kids’ imaginations — but it does not have to be this way
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too