Martin Amis
Rediscovering Martin Amis
He made reading, and writing, fun
Like father, like son
Philip Larkin’s long association with Kingsley and Martin Amis resulted in the poet being misrepresented and misunderstood
Catnip for culture lovers
Contrasting works from a veteran master of invention and two newer faces who blur fact and fiction
Is Saul Bellow Martin Amis’s true father?
Reviews of Martin Amis’s new book prove that the best questions are the ones that no one asks
Appealing and not-so appealing
If Martin Amis isn’t entertaining you on every page, then what’s the point of him?
Time the Old Gang departed
The Amis/Barnes/McEwan generation have dominated the book scene for too long
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
Toasting a maestro
Stranded passengers emerged bewildered into the night of the living dead
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
