Art
The decline of beauty
Why has the concept been rejected by the art world?
Thoughtful delicacy and austere introspection
An exhibition of the art of Gwen John secures her legacy
Eight women well worth meeting
“Parallel Lives” is an unsung gem of an exhibition
The second life of Pauline Boty
Critics should not drown this much-needed revival in emotive clichés
Art does not exist to improve society
We should resist the cultural reductionism of the modern “creative industries”
AI will not satisfy
Human desires tend to be rooted in the human
Bittersweet breakfast
“Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast” at the National Gallery
The state of the arts (w/ Pierre d’Alancaisez)
Can art still be essentially and not just instrumentally valuable?
No second coming for the arts
Labour will finish the Tories’ work of destroying the arts – only “better”
Nemesis comes to Charlottesville
As Americans gleefully melt down statues of Confederate leaders, they may soon discover that iconoclasm is no road to civic peace
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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
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power