Publishing
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
The mean queens of the book world
A rare case of a “progressive” employee facing consequences will not change the publishing industry
Let publishers publish
The protracted corporate decision-making process is stifling the books industry
Cecilia Featherstonehaugh
Posh publisher
Harriet Pester: Bookworld PR
Alas, not everything is plain sailing in the world of book-trade PR
New life for a dying trade
The book world is on its last legs. So how we can bring it back from the dead?
Putting a gloss on big ideas
On the outsize influence of small magazines
Mirabel Chevenix
Grande dame
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Action Tom
Can Tom Tugendhat MP resolve his vibes problem?
Afrocentrism with a Labour twist
Dawn Butler’s Black History Month video was disturbing as well as weird
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
