Julian Barnes
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Forty-five years of excellence
John Self lauds a writer who has ended up outshining all of his peers
Time the Old Gang departed
The Amis/Barnes/McEwan generation have dominated the book scene for too long
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
AI and the Jefferson Option
Eighteenth-century advice on surviving the AI apocalypse
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Seeing colour
Donald Locke, Resistant Forms at Camden Art Centre
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?