Marcel Proust
We can’t publish this!
The beloved classics that were repeatedly rejected
Defying a pervert
We have internalised the belief that to point out the glaringly obvious is not only cruel but aggressive
Reynaldo Hahn: Poèmes & Valses (Hyperion)
This unfamiliar collection is the most enjoyable piano album of the year so far
Literature’s year zero
One hundred years ago two literary masterpieces changed the literary world forever
Shani Diluka: The Proust Album (Warner)
His concerto is a rag-and-bone man’s barrow trundling down a Haussmann boulevard
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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
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
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 Farage flounce
A joke that worked, and an exit that didn’t.
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future