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
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
Explaining the “gender pay gap”
It does not exist — or, at least, not as you might have thought
Criminal damage remains criminal
A new judgment has challenged a convoluted legal defence of property damage
Well, well, well
The amazing discovery of a thousand Orvieto pots in a water shaft
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
SEEN should be heard
A new group aims to remind the police to act without fear or favour
The W-word
The idea that the sex of a person is simply a matter of choice is a giant ideological lie
Dylan Mulvaney did not share our girlhood
His bizarre parody of the female experience is grossly offensive
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Teaching leftists about tax
Sometimes, an argument about economic policy is like an oil spill
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?