James Clammer
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 problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said