How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
Taking down the past
The ahistoricism of Labour’s leaders is worse than ignorant. It is deliberate
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Killing the planet to save it
Our eco warriors have gone through the looking glass
The rise and fall of Eurotopianism
How Mario Draghi’s vision failed
England has left Covid behind
But other countries are not so lucky
Criminally stupid
In 1912, Parliament debated mandatory vaccines for the feeble-minded
Government against the governed
Austria has already decided on barring the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or immune from participating in normal life
Penalties for the unvaccinated
The Austrian government is demanding a lot from an already mostly acquiescent population
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Graphics, games and occult entities
A retrospective of Treister’s work reveals the frictions in the artist’s motivations
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)