Sylvia Plath
Fishing with Ted Hughes
A new memoir finds the poet in a world of rivers, rods, and reels
How to become a cult writer
What does it take for an author to become idolised way beyond their literary merit?
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Digging the Holy Land’s past
Our modern controversies about Jerusalem have ancient and medieval roots
How the West fell out of love with mass migration
Restrictionist opinion is breaking through the establishment cordon sanitaire
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
Three decades of broken promises on immigration
Time and time again, Labour and the Conservatives have failed to deliver on their pledges