Writing
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
Not everyone has a novel in them
Literature is the only art in which, it seems, every neophyte is convinced they can succeed
Excessive expectations
On writers and mental health
Writing the world to rights (w/ Jo Bartosch)
Making a difference from your desk
AI and the disintegrating imagination
ChatGTP will change our relationship with writing
Dedication’s what you need
Down with the gratitude-bloat of authors’ endless lists of acknowledgements
A literary pilgrimage to a watery grave
Following in the footsteps of the author J.G. Farrell
Part Two: Home education? Help!
The homeschool experts are back, and it’s time for a story…
The invasiveness of voice notes
Don’t send them, and if you must send them keep them short
Britain’s first postmodern election
What Galloway’s victory really tells us about Britain
Should we love the British economy we have?
As another UK steel mill closes, Stephen Bush’s plea for a white collar love-in felt ill-timed
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
Well, well, well
The amazing discovery of a thousand Orvieto pots in a water shaft
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
Justin’s dilemma
Spears got slutshamed; Timberlake was the stud
With their pants down
The Conservatives are in a nightmare they cannot wake up from
