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?
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
Britain’s housing crisis is a crisis for veterans
We have to make the system more able to house our heroes
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own