Secker & Warburg
The world at my feet
D. J. Taylor recalls a time when he was the future of the English novel
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground