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
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
Devolution has been a disaster
SNP incompetence is a feature of the system and not a bug
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
We’re all living in America
Britain’s elite is obsessed with Trump and the States, when it needs to concentrate on the Home Front
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
