Who regulates the regulators?
No case has been made for giving the Electoral Commission more power
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
Subscribe to save the BBC
A radical new solution to the problem of the BBC’s outmoded licence fee that could ensure more high-quality programming
Noisy decline
Blaring incongruous sound is as much a sign of urban decay as piles of litter
Clickbait criticism
A depressing, inarticulate complaint of a generation too paralysed even to make art
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
Why Twitter needs the libs
Strange as it sounds, we will miss them if they go
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
