Novels
Brought to Book: James Marriott
Larman on the Editor hounded off Twitter for saying male novelists are being excluded
Criminally good writing
Jeremy Black reviews The Man Who Didn’t Fly, by Margot Bennett
Corto Maltese – graphic novels on a higher plane
The faithful translation of Hugo Pratt’s graphic novels introduces his hero to the wider audience he deserves
British Crime Classics
Jeremy Black’s recommendations for a murderous British genre
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead