Creative Writing
How not to earn a living
More and more books are published but life is hard for the aspiring writer
The spectre of the past
The “Great English Ghost Story” offers a form of comfort and is rooted in the ache of nostalgia for a more elegant era
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
Hatred and mental illness are not mutually exclusive
Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant
It’s time to stop the rot
Students denounced, lecturers cowed and managers with little interest in truth
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
How not to investigate the origins of Covid
Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control by Dali L. Yang
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative