Paul Cox
The world at my feet
D. J. Taylor recalls a time when he was the future of the English novel
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Two cafes, both alike …
Our correspondent investigates the north London front of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families