Mary Gaitskill
Men and women and men
John Self reviews Sorry for Your Trouble by Richard Ford, This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill and Cleanness by Garth Greenwell
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor