Anthony Powell
Publishing skewered — in 1939
Anthony Powells’s pre-war novel is still the more reliable guide to the book business
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life