Christopher Hitchens
Letters: ‘The voice of a beleaguered Middle England’ – readers say goodbye to Rod
My all-time hero Sir: I was gutted to learn of the early death of one of my all-time heroes (8…
Rod’s bravery made others brave too
How do you produce the type of person who cares deeply while seemingly not giving a damn? With great difficulty,…
A celebration of friendship – by Andrew O’Hagan
‘Get the drinks in, tell stories and make the day better than it was’, writes the novelist, as he delves deep into his friendships from childhood to the present
A novel sort of novel
Inside Story is called, on the front cover, which boasts a very charming photograph of the author and Christopher Hitchens,…
Why I changed my mind about Catholicism
I grew up in a traditional English family, surrounded by cousins, chivvied by aunts, presided over by my grandmother, who…
We need Christianity more than ever in this Age of Atheists
Have we ever needed Christianity more than we do today? It’s a rhetorical question, for sure, because the loss of…
Diary
Party conference season is the most pointless waste of money, time and liver quality ever devised. I attended these sweaty,…
A hero of our time
I have met Dr Kissinger, properly, only three times. First, in Cairo, in 1980, when, as a junior diplomat escorting…













