Writers
Lifting the mask of a mercurial master
Soden shares the spoils of untrammelled access: vivid evidence of the man not seen
Against conservative clichés
What conservatives talk about when they talk about conservatism
An off-kilter visionary
Henry Green had a strange and distinctive talent
(Some) Writers Wanted
The drive for diversity can lead to discrimination
The secret diary of Adrian Chiles (aged 55 11/12ths)
A glimpse of genius at work
Freddie Simmons
An author who turned failure into success
Sense and sensitivity
Some readers need thicker skins
A columnist’s farewell
One column ends and another begins
The art of literary celebrity
How do writers become more than their books?
Crowdfunding in an empty street
Not everyone can succeed at the art of asking
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
Rock star variations
Bows and Arrows: The Autobiography by Julian Lloyd Webber
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence