Ben Markovits
A writer we should all read
There is only one way for a writer to escape: to release experience into prose
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
The malignant mediocrity of managerialism
A country ruled by lawyers and HR managers will be culturally desiccated and politically sclerotic
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party