Books
Have we got alcoholism wrong?
A new book contends that our approach to alcohol addiction can be irrational and unhelpful
Kids, critics and the courage of Kate Clanchy
Writers have to be able to take risks, even if that means angering or upsetting people
The case against porn
A new book makes an unanswerable case against a gruesome industry
Murders for October
Brazil in the 1930s, France in the 1940s and Britain in the 1950s
Why does reading matter?
Books are not just a means to a morally superior end
Murders for August
A massive melange of murder mysteries
Why conservatives should read more fiction
Conservatism can be fun and imaginative as well as insightful
What nation, whose interests?
The struggle for “democratisation” might achieve the opposite of its apparent aims
Being a “book person” doesn’t make you a better human being
Being a bookworm can encourage a dangerous form of moral self-flattery
Oval’s books go up in bureaucracy
We should mourn the loss of Oval Tube’s book swap library
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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Equality of opportunity, and other bedtime stories
Britain cannot make progress if equality is its highest goal
Why Mali matters
Terrorism is spiralling out of control in West Africa
Dead reckoning
How Britain forgot the sea (and why it matters)
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan