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
An abuser hiding in plain sight
There was shock when a feted theatre director turned out to be a paedophile who collected child rape porn but were the clues there all along?
Butterfield’s glorious vindication
Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
War crimes and Western double standards
How can politicians cheer the ICC pursuing Putin but not Netanyahu?
Tablets of stone
Tech firms increasingly set the rules when it comes to education
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
