Emilio Fraia
Debutant novels and great expectations
John Self on debut novels that provide an insight into publishing in Britain
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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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
The RAM should face the music
Why the Royal Academy of Music shuts of pupils from private schools
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)