Art History
The life and loves of John Nash
Andy Friend provides a readable account of Nash’s life, but omits important detail about how the artist made others feel
Francisco Goya: the embodiment of old Spain
Janis Tomlinson’s new biography of Francisco Goya is a well-informed, comprehensive biography that would make an excellent gift for any art lover
Feminist art historians get Artemisia Gentileschi wrong
Contemporary feminist art theory: little help in understanding a seventeenth century artist
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital