Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti’s visions of war
Sadly, the sculptures of Alberto Giacometti still speak to us today
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
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
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
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
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
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Farage: I’m not worried
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was