Weighing up the real value of art
Why galleries are now cogs in a not-so-creative industry
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
Only abortion is like abortion
Don’t tack on abortion to create an impression of progressive goodness
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Libyans, Parisians and London Irish
Dry-ish, spare, clear-eyed — rare in a world of literary bloat, sentiment and overstatement
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
