Patricia Highsmith
Much more than just a cunning linguist
Patricia Highsmith’s voluminous diaries paint a full picture of their author
The talented (if very odd) Patricia Highsmith
On the 100th anniversary of her birth, Highsmith remains one of the great uncompromising writers of the last century
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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
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay