Book Reviewing
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
Don’t believe the hype
The use of author testimonials to sell books is a performative exercise in gilding the lily
Gretchen Bellamy: Kindly Reviewer
Is there a book she doesn’t like?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be