Saul Bellow
Is Saul Bellow Martin Amis’s true father?
Reviews of Martin Amis’s new book prove that the best questions are the ones that no one asks
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Against the censorious right
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
No taxation on expatriation
With no navy and minimal evacuation efforts, the UK’s demand that citizens abroad pay up is ludicrous
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
Hope and stories
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