The Mike Robbins blog

Equality (or, at least, fairness) and democracy are closely related. But the first has declined. Can the second survive? And if not, what ...

James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty is the book of the year (at least, so far), and some may think they should read it and wonder whether they...

Evans and Menon’s Brexit and British Politics is not the first book about Brexit, but it’s a shrewd and convincing analysis. This referendum...

Three books that work the reader  hard, and are the better for it Show, don’t tell. It’s the classic advice to writers. My character was wo...

Alexander Starritt’s novel The Beast is a savage satire on the tabloid newspaper. It’s a worthy successor to Evelyn Waugh and J.B. Priestl...