Peter Mandelson is not wise, old, or grumpy enough to be a national treasure
A headline in the Times last week gave me a rude jolt: “The Prince of Darkness is now a national treasure.” Written by Magnus Linklater, it suggested that Peter Mandelson’s political antics over the...
View ArticleIs Belloc best forgotten?
I have had AN Wilson’s biography of Hilaire Belloc on my shelves for a long time now, and I have just got round to reading it. Belloc is one of those writers who exists on the periphery of my...
View ArticleA 21st-century Evelyn Waugh shows the flaws of the Enlightenment
AN Wilson, an author for whom I have the deepest admiration, has written a new novel. This is something of an event, as he has not written one for five long years. Recently, he has been producing books...
View ArticleWhat’s inside this week’s Catholic Herald?
Cover Story… This week, Robert Wargas explains why Tehran is pulling the wool over Rome’s eyes More comment… Joanna Bogle on the Resistance hero who shaped Humanae Vitae Will Gore on the one film every...
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