Art
Biting the hand that feeds them
So-called “radical” performance art is little more than a publicly-funded alliance between the art establishment and faux-rebellious poseurs
Martin Scorsese: rinse and repeat self-indulgence
The director of Goodfellas has debased his talent
Top of the pops?
What makes great rock and roll
Painting Queen Elizabeth
The painted surface of monarchy is everything
Stability and sensibility
Art between the wars
The case of the legless duchess
A tale that proves the media and the public still thrill to an art theft
Medicalising art
Literature needs better friends
Transing Joan
She, Joan. You, hack
Wartime hallelujah
Creativity amid conflict
Dodgy deals and a suspect stele
There is an infinite number of ways of conning collectors, investors and even institutions too
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Dance with the devil
Should a museum be a venue for the display of works of art for sale?
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
