Colm Tóibín
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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
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
Climate alarmism must not be unquestionable
We have succumbed to herd-like thinking over renewable energy