J K Rowling
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
J.K. Rowling is honest, not “nasty”
Attempts to discredit the author are increasingly pathetic
“You’re a fella, Harry”
In praise of responsible adults
The silence of women
Shouldn’t a talk show host be good at listening?
What would Václav Havel have made of gender wars?
The former Czech president and playwright would have invited JK Rowling over for a beer
Murders for May
A deadly mixture of reprints and new releases
Putin up with cancel culture
In the end, you have to ignore the haters. Or shoot them
When bad reviews attack
Book reviews are not the preserve of the literary dilettantes — they have real power
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Defending life and liberty
Abortion buffer zones hurt, rather than help women and babies
Toffs, trials and tradecraft
The best police procedurals unpeel the place where the drama unfolds
Doom and bloom
Live woke and die
International Society for Libdem Consciousness
It’s a cult, but at least it’s one of the cheerful ones
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
