Art for oligarchs’ sake
Divorced from aesthetic considerations, the modern art business is a refuge for the uber-rich
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
The misfits of Middagh Street
What a bunch: gifted and impossible to live with
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
The Farage flounce
A joke that worked, and an exit that didn’t.