Writers
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
The spectre of the past
The “Great English Ghost Story” offers a form of comfort and is rooted in the ache of nostalgia for a more elegant era
Where has all the money gone?
Even Booker Prize-winning novelists struggle to make a living from writing
The bad old days
The “golden years” of publishing were characterised by booze, bullying and amateurishness
Meeting the masses
With scant audiences and paltry remuneration, author’s tours can be far from glamorous
The death of the literary feud
When writers become fighters
Disturbed by blurbs
On the ethics of literary marketing
Publishing needs to be more diverse, but how?
Real pluralism is about ideas, not just identity
Boys need books
The gendering of publishing has gone too far
Eccentricities and obsessions
Novels that say a lot without making lots of noise
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Save nursing from the universities
There is no need for nursing to be a graduate only occupation
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
Homes for heroes
MPs are committed public servants who need accomodation in London to do their job
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
