2026 Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
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The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
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Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
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The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
The next chapter for The Critic
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The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
The green myth
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We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
“Fauxcest” is not a free speech issue
The government should ban this dangerous and disgusting genre
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A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
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