French Literature
A writer unsure who he wanted to be
Emile Zola: A Determined Life by Robert Lethbridge; Émile Zola: Writing Modern Life by Rachel Bowlby
France’s philosopher king
There is a jarring disconnect between Michel Houellebecq’s critiques of sexual liberation and his dissolute lifestyle
Orwell, Camus and truth
On honesty as an attitude
A study in radical rhetoric
We can disagree with Annie Ernaux’s politics while saying she deserves her Nobel Prize
Rumours of a crime
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was a flawed man, but he should be allowed to be condemned by his words
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming