Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
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.
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Ancient bones of contention
The burgeoning and irregulated market for dinosaur skeletons
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names