Joseph Heller
The rise and fall of Sad White Men
Novels about middle class male malaise are now considered passé but they were once both groundbreaking and shocking
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
The W-word
The idea that the sex of a person is simply a matter of choice is a giant ideological lie
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies