Literary Agents
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
Mr (or Mrs) 15 per cent
The best agents are unobtrusive and make sure attention is focused on their writers
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong