Roddy Doyle
The coronavirus variations
Here are three of our most praised writers with new offerings written during one or more lockdowns and that also take in the pandemic in their subject matter
The warp and weft of women’s history
This synthesising project downplays the variety of experience amongst ancient women
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Save nursing from the universities
There is no need for nursing to be a graduate only occupation
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
Stubbs at flay
His controlled charnel house gave the painter a peerless understanding of horses
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
Identity politics has undermined policing
Sir Mark Rowley should address the partiality of the police
