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Taking back control?
The new treaty contains clauses that constrain Britain in key aspects of public policy
SantaClaustrophobia: Christmas in quarantine
However strict Australia’s quarantine measures may be, they appear to be a lot more effective than the UK’s laissez-faire approach
People with disabilities are bearing the brunt of Covid measures
The coronavirus response will disproportionately affect people with disabilities for years to come
A question of taste
Rex Whistler’s Tate mural should be seen more as an ironic Rococo fantasy than the work of a racist
Biden’s brave new world
As we move into 2021, Biden’s message resounds throughout our new woke empire
Learning from the past
Much of Wisdom of the Ancients makes one appreciate how we get sidetracked by so much trivial nonsense
Carry on spending
Even the venerable and conservative Louvre is exploring various fundraising novelties, says Michael Prodger
Reflections on Narnia
After 75 years, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe remains a relatable classic
The beat will go on
The coronavirus pandemic has decimated the nightclub industry, but will the shifting landscape sow the seeds for an entirely new era of clubbing?
Plague and pestilence
Covid-19 has reawakened the medieval superstition that bad things happen to bad people