Meg Mason
Contemporary writing with a twist and a tug
In this month’s fiction selection, John Self discovers novels that successfully use their style to enhance rather than simply describe the story
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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
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say