Amis
Remembering an unfashionable writer
BBC Radio 4 attempts to resurrect fallen literary figures.
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
An open letter on academic free speech
Calls for more intellectual openness are not a defence of Islamists and Holocaust deniers. A response to Mark Ferguson MP
Homes for heroes
MPs are committed public servants who need accomodation in London to do their job
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise