Malcolm Cowley
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
Why the establishment hates X
It can be used to spread misinformation and abuse, yes, but it can also expose inconvenient facts
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within