Mike Wells
Mike Wells is a photographer whose portfolio includes comprehensive coverage of Nigeria in the 1970s. His “Hands” photo drew international attention to the Karamoja famine in Uganda and won the 1981 World Press Photo competition
What future for Benin’s bronzes?
Proponents of repatriation of the remarkable sculptures have shown scant regard to Nigeria’s endemic corruption and the fate of bronzes already sent back to Africa
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
Sloane danger
Obvious, expensive and tasteless, Azzurra’s food perfectly echoes Mr Angell’s ambience
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink