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 Grand Migrant Hotel Rwanda
All are welcome at Kagame’s eccentric migrant hostelry, and don’t worry about the roving deathsquads: they’re harmless
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
Why Reform is rubbish
Its top-heavy structure and patchy talent mean it cannot seize a massive opportunity
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Two-tier policing?
If the Government caves in on its buffer zone guidance, it will be mandating two-tier policing
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?