The liturgy of ESG
Against the depoliticisation of contested values
In defence of centrist dads
Tom Tugendhat was a man for the hour
Giving straight white men all the best jobs isn’t always good news
Why should we expect BBC lifer Tim Davie to end BBC bias or high pay?
My Magyar dish
A dish that combines gravity with tradition, but is cheekily unorthodox
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
The soaraway success of scoops and smut
Tabloid sensibility wasn’t just about visual presentation, it was also about the way stories were written
Are you there God? It’s me, Farage
Nigel Farage bares his soul, but not before he buries his enemies
Embracing the quiet life
Keir Starmer takes a vow of public service and perpetual dogmatic silence
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
Urban insecurity and conflict
The medieval English town was subject to fire, flood, plague — and revolution
Whistler in black and white
A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance
A great Games
Will new heroes arise in Paris, 100 years on?
