Let there be light
Raphael’s masterful depiction of divine light owes much to Dante, who incorporated the latest
optical thinking in his visionary poetry
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Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
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Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
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The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
No Keirs, only dreams now
With the prime minister on his way out, even his own MPs have discovered a fondness for him
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
A garden reborn
a garden reborn