Amin Jaffer
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
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
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies