Novel
The ascent of Barbara Pym
A chronicler of the overlooked, she has at last got her just literary deserts
Thinkers, writers and storytellers
Narrative, voice and good novels — not always at the same time
The vampire’s mirror
The Undead: Dracula 125 years on
On and off the road
Jack Kerouac’s reputation should rest on his whole oeuvre — not just his most famous novel
Equality for some
Labour’s is continuing a misguided approach to DEI
Just stop
A new wave of disruptive protest is openly criminal, yet is minimally policed. It is time to say enough — and ban them all
Sunak of many colours
He has become all things to all people, that he might save some seats
The Conservatives must learn from their failures
Our failure was predictable and must not be repeated
We must punish the parents
How should France tackle the problem of repeat juvenile offenders?
Prophetic warnings
Error is the joy of pedants, be the error serious or trivial
Lettuce be, Liz
Liz Truss’s account of her woeful reign is packed with disingenuity and conceit
You are being nudged
State-sponsored psychological manipulation is becoming ubiquitous
Messing with the master’s work
Beethoven: Emperor Concerto; Brett Dean: A Winter’s Journey (Orchid)
Blairism at its most zealous
The Labour manifesto is a recipe for bland bureaucratic managerialism
Remnant Rubens
A provincial folk artist offers an alternative view of Georgian society
