Mary McCarthy
The hilarious return of the campus novel
For its first two hundred pages, I read Shibboleth with jaw agape
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Fence-sitting in a time of peril
Daniel Johnson condemns the Prime
Minister’s impotent handwringing when
America called for help in the Iran war
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion