Literature
Jane Austen versus virtue signalling
What Mansfield Park can tell us about contemporary politics
Gregory Snaith: Little Magazine Editor
Only Gregory seemed prepared to upset the applecart
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
The humanity of Horace
The wisdom of someone who has lived a little is at the heart of the verse of the ancient poet who was adopted as the mascot of the Enlightenment
The Committee of the Edwin Savage Society
What arouses such fascination in this obscure literary figure?
France’s philosopher king
There is a jarring disconnect between Michel Houellebecq’s critiques of sexual liberation and his dissolute lifestyle
The Pan Book of Horror Stories: top-drawer gore
Their lurid covers were catnip to bloodthirsty, impressionable teenagers
First-night nerves
Books, beaches and a beloved bullet
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Iran has been fatally misunderstood
The US and Israel were foolish to imagine that the Iranians would crumble
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?