Seller beware
Sotheby’s new fee structure favours the auctioneer
Bits and pieces
Can the digital age can demystify the art world?
So many art fairs, so little time
On the forums that bring together dealer and buyer
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Is a guaranteed sale fair?
Auction house practices may be distorting the picture
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
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How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Rage against the dying of the night
The loss of the soft-lit splendour of London after dark
David Lean
The cinematic genius admired by today’s directors
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
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.