Writers
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
Murders for the New Year
A dark start to 2023
New Year’s writing resolutions
What I will try to improve in 2023
Most Read
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
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.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Joyless virtue signalling masquerading as scholarship
Dozier’s The White Pedestal is more an exercise in ideology than a search for the truth
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Worldviews apart
There are disturbing differences between how British Muslims and non-Muslims see the world
Protecting what matters
The government’s new integration and extremism policy exposes a regime in denial
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss