George Walden

Books

Public Enemies

• 05 December 2011

Two French intellectuals fight it out.

Books

The Uses of Pessimism: and the Danger of False Hope

• 05 July 2010
• 2 comments

UK Politics

Nowhere man

• 28 June 2010
• 11 comments

David Cameron is the apotheosis of the postmodern politician. A cloud of unreality and inauthenticity shrouds his every move.

Books

Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant People of the Caucasus

• 30 March 2010

UK Politics

The new feudalism

• 26 February 2010

The Poundbury Toryism of Zac Goldsmith and his posh pals is ripe for caricature, writes George Walden.

Non Fiction

Robert Frost: Speaking on Campus – Excerpts From His Talks (1949-1962)

• 15 October 2009

Books

Occupied City

• 13 August 2009

Books

Turbulence

• 18 June 2009

Books

Period pains

• 23 April 2009

The Children’s Book A S Byatt Chatto & Windus, 623pp, £18.99

Europe

Diary: George Walden

• 16 October 2008

'Generally wine in Moscow is what philosophers call a category mistake: vodka and beer are best, and nowadays every brand of the latter is available'