Literature
Despising all that they hold dear
Politics is but a subset; the true villain is belief, says Jonathon Green of Jonathan Meades’s new release
Cheeky blinder
Isobel Williams’s treatment of selected poems is literary charcuterie, as neat as it is naughty
The problem with adapting classic novels
Following the letdown of the new adaptation of The Pursuit of Love, Alexander Larman says that TV dramatisations of classic novels haven’t always been this bad
The enduring appeal of the Mitford family
As the BBC’s adaptation of The Pursuit of Love begins, Alexander Larman questions whether the new dramatisation will do justice to Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel
Truman and Tennessee: an unlikely friendship
Michael Collins maps the relationship between two of the greatest writers of the American south
Is biography having its very own reckoning?
Blake Bailey has become the latest figure to allegedly fall foul of the uncompromising moral standards of American publishing
Murders for early May
From seedy sex clubs to the streets of Paris: Jeremy Black selects British Library Crime Classics to enjoy over the May Bank Holiday
Jane Austen and BLM: an historical interrogation
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a long-dead author who is beloved by millions will, eventually, find themselves dragged into controversy
Jane Austen’s social and political world
Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about Jane Austen and the social and political world she inhabited
Libraries and laureates: a study in necessity
Without school libraries, boys and girls will grow up in households where the idea of owning books, or even borrowing, seems an increasingly fantastical one
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations