Kingsley Amis
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
Amis at 100: a master satirist without honour
It’s time to appreciate Kingsley Amis — flaws and all
Should we take Kingsley Amis more seriously as a poet?
The acclaimed novelist harboured dreams of writing verse
The road to Book Pyre Beacon
The cult of Woke has old roots, deep in the mulch of evangelical intolerance
Like father, like son
Philip Larkin’s long association with Kingsley and Martin Amis resulted in the poet being misrepresented and misunderstood
Don’t worry, novelists are still envious and bitter
Unlike Douglas Murray, John Self thinks the satirical novel isn’t dead
Satire needs to find new targets
There are still plenty of institutions worth mocking
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Academia must not dissolve scholarship into politics
Scholarly rigour must be put above ideological virtue signalling
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
