Art
Unlikely auteur of mercy
Dan Hitchens makes the case for film director Shane Meadows as a genius of Christian art
#MeToo and the death of subversive art
We need culture that takes thematic risks
The souping of Saint Vincent
The iconoclastic impulse must be curbed
Skeleton in the cupboard
Disappearing corpses, theme-park Venice and a post-Brexit smuggling operation
The forgotten heroes of the Fourth Plinth
A thoughtful artwork that highlights the complex history of anti-colonalism in Africa
Weighing up the real value of art
Why galleries are now cogs in a not-so-creative industry
Country church monuments
The hidden treasures of English churches
The YBAs in middle age
Where are the Young British Artists of Saatchi’s ‘Sensation’ now?
What next for the Sainsbury Wing?
Selldorf Architects’ revised plans for the National Gallery are elegant and sympathetic
No common or garden sculptor
Canova’s influence on cultural heritage should not be overlooked
The sinister absurdity of Westminster City Council
White people are facing discrimination at the heart of British political life
Land of slippery slopes
Does anybody really believe assisted suicide will stop at the terminally ill?
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
The case against judicial review
British proceduralism has hamstrung British ambition and innovation
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Should we feel pity for the Pelicot accused?
To have endured pain does not excuse inflicting pain
The impoverishment of British values
Modern moral codes cannot define the totality of Britishness
