“The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.”

British journalist and polemicist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, he was renowned for his sharp, provocative essays on politics, literature, and culture. His work blended rigorous analysis with a combative wit, often challenging ideological dogma and defending free speech and secularism.