Daniel Hitchens
Outsider values
“The dispute over Parkfield’s “No Outsiders” scheme shows that some people are eager for the state to take over”
Both Ancient and Avant-Garde
A new expanded edition of E.E. Cummings’s Collected Poems demonstrates that, despites his brief sojourns in the avant-garde, the poet always found his way to a profound simplicity
High Priest of Poetry
Taller When Prone by Les Murray
Big Cyril’s Secrets
The late Sir Cyril Smith is solid proof that fat men are not always harmless men
Only connect: social media and the rise of Matteo Salvini
How to explain the success of Italy’s de facto leader
Stubborn and proud, the Lady’s not for turning
In just three years, Aung San Suu Kyi has lost the support not only of the West but also of minorities in her own country. What went wrong?
Breast is not always best for mothers
Women shouldn’t be pressurised into breastfeeding — it’s sexist and illiberal to claim that anyone who bottle-feeds is a bad mother