Ophelia Payne
Ophelia Payne writes from London
Dark rumblings at the RIBA
Secretive shenanigans concerning the future home of its drawings collection arouse concern about the wisdom of the governance of the RIBA
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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
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
Against the censorious right
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
