Novelists
A spy’s afterlife
John le Carré’s work and life still haunt British culture
The odd couple
Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene may have been unlike as possible, but they remained the closest of friends for four decades
J.K. Rowling is honest, not “nasty”
Attempts to discredit the author are increasingly pathetic
Eroticism contra porn
Sex scenes should be salvaged from hardcore pornography
The secret war of a wolf in chic clothing
Dudley Clarke had his fingers in many of the most interesting pies of covert operations in World War II
Keir has much to fear
Keir Starmer should enjoy the election campaign because he may not enjoy the demands of power
Whistler in black and white
A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance
The publisher and the police
The case of Ernest Moret has drawn attention to a sinister abuse of power
The Greens are worse than useless
Their reputation for being nice if a touch naive is far too generous
Dear Keir, get real
Instead of announcing grand new doctrines, it’s time for a very British realism
Sport, strength and pseudo-feminism
We should expose the emptiness of femininity compared to femaleness