decline
All the industry crises in one place
The book industry bible gives no hint that there’s an intelligent, informed readership out there
And that will be England gone
The online age may see the permanent destruction of something very special
Al fresco or Tesco
Which way, young Western man?
The long-gone queens of Grub St
In the good old days, powerful publicity directors could guarantee coverage for books
“It’s official”
The British have become a nation of mental serfs
Time to bite the crypto-bullet?
Compared to Rachel Reeves’ dubious record, Bitcoin looks like a storm-proof harbour
The slow death of Wales
Of all the parts of the United Kingdom, it is the Principality which has declined the most
Can the stage regain its soul?
Theatre is being turned into a parasitic secondary art form
Ruling neverland
Having attained the highest office, Starmer must discover why he wanted it
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
Most Read
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
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
Britain must maintain its cultural inheritance
We should not allow our masterpieces to disappear overseas
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter