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Are we losing control of our collections?
We need trustees who actually believe in our museums
What does surrogacy say about us?
We are putting the interests of adults above those of children
The brighter side of German Expressionism
The expressionists breathed fresh life into familiar subjects
The students are revolting
Far too many young people are sheltered from the real world by their university education
Red dawn
Following the locals, a shattered Conservative party will need to get used to losing
The gender wars have not been won
“No debate” has been defeated — but the debate is still ongoing
The end of “Anglo-Saxon”?
The rebranding of Anglo-Saxon England is senseless and silly
High praise for low standards
Why intellectual life needs more, and more systematic, criticism
Fined over facts?
Financial censorship is not the right way to confront the AfD
Merchants of the Venice Biennale
For all its pretentiousness, the Venice Biennale still hints towards higher truths
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe