Andrew Norfolk
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
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 rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
Zurbarán on Freud’s couch
An acclaimed new exhibition is full of overwrought symbolism and compositional failures
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
Borne back into the past … of Bolton
Oh no, not another cliche!
The party of retailers
Labour’s drift from its union roots reveals the party no longer knows what — or who — it is for
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Eroticism and intrigue
Out of Vienna (Alpha-Classics)
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama