In Defence of Neil Ferguson
Simon Anthony responds to Toby Young’s and Ben Lewis’s criticism of Neil Ferguson
Is Lockdown costing more lives than Covid?
25% more people are dying because of lockdown than Covid
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Food for thoughtlessness
The march of the public health puritans continues
Don’t patronise female students
It’s insulting to think that women have to be treated with kid gloves
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
