Literary Agents
Mr (or Mrs) 15 per cent
The best agents are unobtrusive and make sure attention is focused on their writers
The end of “Anglo-Saxon”?
The rebranding of Anglo-Saxon England is senseless and silly
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
Music for a warm bath
Bloch, Bruch, Dohnanyi (Claves)
The long and winding road
Join us on our journey down the roads of the 1800s
Dear Keir, get real
Instead of announcing grand new doctrines, it’s time for a very British realism
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
