Sinclair Lewis
The rise and fall of Sad White Men
Novels about middle class male malaise are now considered passé but they were once both groundbreaking and shocking
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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
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
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
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?