The editor-proprietor of the London Review of Books is clear about her prejudices. Not so clear is why the Arts Council should fund her magazine

The editor of the Literary Review deserves praises for giving its writers a free hand — as long as they do not succumb to puffery and hype

‘I found myself in the perverse position of praying, in defiance of my politics, that healthcare legislation would get bogged down. Selfish? Hell, yes!’

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