Literary Review
The Queen’s Jubilee Book List: why did they bother?
The choices show a lack of levity, imagination and courage
The myth of infallibility
Dispiriting as it may be, great authors are capable of writing bad books
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Giants and pygmies
Some stop-gap leaders of the opposition were never intended to be potential prime ministers
A land of delectable paradoxes
How H.V. Morton deepened and enriched British perceptions of Wales
Hollowed-out Humanities
The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
Political parties should be broad churches, not sects
We should welcome diversity of opinion among MPs
Hobbs recalled
Ninety-five years on, Hobbs still holds a record that is unlikely ever to be broken
My husband and Zoe
Claudia Savage-Gore is irked by her man’s latest obsession
“Are you now or have you ever been a gender critical feminist?”
Must we all be aligned with the values of Stonewall?