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Philip Hensher

Philip Hensher

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Books / What’s really behind the Tories’ present woes?

The problem is, we really need a Tory party. Whether we have one at the moment is another question. Political debate requires a significant and...

23.05.2024 40

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

My vote winner? Banning ‘fun’ runs

One of us must once have told a political pollster: ‘I really have no idea at all who I’m going to vote for.’ A moment of mild exasperation put...

09.05.2024 10

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

Books / The naming of cats

All sorts of animals have been kept as pets over the centuries. We know of sparrows in Catullus and John Skelton. There is a badger with a collar in a...

27.04.2024 10

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

Books / Garbriel García Márquez has been ill-served by his sons

I blame Kafka. When he died in 1924, the vast majority of his imaginative work remained unpublished, including three novels and a substantial number...

21.03.2024 6

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Philip Hensher

Books / It feels somehow improper to witness an author groping for the right words

Philip Hensher has narrated this article for you to listen to. The early stages of a literary work are often of immense interest. It is perhaps a...

26.02.2024 3

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

Park life / The beauty – and tragedy – of our nesting swans 

There won’t be any cygnets this year. The cob was on the lake this morning on his own, occasionally slapping the water, floating without any evident...

11.01.2024 10

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Philip Hensher

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