Publishing
Ruffling feathers
A new book on rural Britain takes flak for listening to the “wrong” people
Stop sending us AI articles
We can spot the slop
Emma Booster
Her novels occupy the curious, contested space that stretches between literary fiction and commercial romance
Goodwill hunting
Could the vibe shift be spreading through British culture?
The long-gone queens of Grub St
In the good old days, powerful publicity directors could guarantee coverage for books
How I was hounded out of publishing
A culture of groupthink and ostracisation must be challenged
How we devalue the Book
Literary culture is under threat from quarters meant to celebrate and promote it
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
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
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
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
The dog that failed to bark
Jeremy Corbyn hoped the local
elections would be a launch pad for
his new party. Instead, Your Party
has mostly been arguing with itself
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under