Zadie Smith
The myth of infallibility
Dispiriting as it may be, great authors are capable of writing bad books
Decline of the English novel
Bereft of God and middle class values, authors are left with identity politics
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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
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
That viral Reddit post does not say a lot about society
Don’t confuse your caricature of your outgroup for the real thing
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Vera, the doctor who defied Rasputin
A female surgeon in the chaos of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities