Diederik Boomsma
Diederik Boomsma is leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal party on Amsterdam council
Weighing up the real value of art
Why galleries are now cogs in a not-so-creative industry
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
David Lammy’s Caucasus catastrophe
The Foreign Secretary’s blunder has exposed the hollowness of “progressive realism”
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment