Helen Barrett
Helen Barrett is a writer and editor based in London
Floating buildings at the Biennale
18th Venice Biennale Architettura, 20 May-26 November 2023
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
