Artillery Row
In defence of inequalities
Some of them, at least
Minimum pricing, miserable results
Minimum pricing has not succeeded even on its own terms
Think, write, publish
Russian literature is not bound to Russian politics
Taking the fight to cancel culture
Organising to overcome ideological oppression
Inclusive fairytales
The Windrush mythos obscures the real facts
The grievance industry
Ostentatious victimhood can be a comfortable gig
The errors of escalation
What does it mean and why is it so dangerous?
The Sagan standard
Liverpool’s Biennial rhetoric forgets about art
Organic rebirth
A monumental masterpiece, miraculously brought to life
A fresh face for an old friend
The National Portrait Galley’s renovation doesn’t disappoint, bringing light and space to tell the story of the nation
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
Attack is the best form of defence
The right cannot always be fighting a rearguard action in the culture wars
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
No joke
Scotland’s Hate Crime Act is absurd, but nobody’s laughing
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
Is a guaranteed sale fair?
Auction house practices may be distorting the picture
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
