Publishers
Don’t believe the hype
The use of author testimonials to sell books is a performative exercise in gilding the lily
A farewell to Carmen
Why will there be no more Carmen Callils?
Publish and be cancelled
Unreadable and insufferable woke academics are boycotting the publishers that grudgingly print their inane work
A Room with a Feud
What happened to robust — and, yes, rude — literary criticism?
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad