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André Ostier – Francis Bacon at Café de Flore, Paris, April 1982 (photo courtesy of the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation)
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The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards
The big winner of recent opinion polling is despair
As we approach the next election, few people are optimistic about Sunak or Starmer
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
How not to investigate the origins of Covid
Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control by Dali L. Yang
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
This vision glorious
Let us allow the glory of Easter to touch our daily lives
Should there be set texts for MPs?
Establishment ignorance of the texts we should be governed by is endangering the United Kingdom
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
Best bets for Cheltenham
My racing tips for Cheltenham
