Malcolm Cowley
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths