sentences:  He was a columnist for the London "Daily Telegraph" until September 2006, writing the weekly 'Marginalia' column.He is the author of six novels, "Acid Casuals" (1995), "Jello Salad" (1997), "Manchester Slingback" (1998), "The Dope Priest" (1999), "White Mice" (2002), "Burning Paris" (2004).He was a founding member of the New Puritans literary movement and co-edited (with Matt Thorne) the anthology 'All Hail The New Puritans' (2000) which included contributions from Alex Garland, Toby Litt, Geoff Dyer, Daren King, Simon Lewis, and Scarlett Thomas.