Authors
The stories of a cemetery
There is much to learn about human life in a graveyard
Against literary celebriphilia
We need interesting authors, not “big names”
New life for a dying trade
The book world is on its last legs. So how we can bring it back from the dead?
France’s philosopher king
There is a jarring disconnect between Michel Houellebecq’s critiques of sexual liberation and his dissolute lifestyle
A forgotten British great: Smelfungus
Now languishing in undeserved obscurity, Tobias Smollett should be remembered
An off-kilter visionary
Henry Green had a strange and distinctive talent
Orwell, Camus and truth
On honesty as an attitude
Freddie Simmons
An author who turned failure into success
The new establishment
Who will subvert today’s anti-establishment?
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
Unionism has to wise up
In Northern Ireland, inaction is decline
One small step for Jenrick…
…one giant disappointment for Mel Stride
In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
A real plan for growth
A series of simple economic blunders has led to self-defeating policies that strangle any chance of prosperity for all
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
