Art
Hive collapse
The new elites have ruined everything. Now they’re destroying themselves
The dark side of Constable
His paintings have greater depth than fashion has supposed
Jack Tagg: Beacon of provincial culture
An eccentric force for cultural good
Into thin Air
A pro-capitalist cinematic curiosity
Saving a saint
Help is needed to secure a Franciscan miracle
The transing of Marlow Moss
It is narcissistic to project our own ideas back through history
Creatives are dorks
Cheerleading women is not the answer to gender imbalance
The Queen’s plinth?
Let’s put this sorry landmark to patriotic use
The arts must secede
Against the cultural-industrial complex
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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
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
Jonathan Ross’s existentialist hell
Jonathan Ross’s “crass” new TV show is surprisingly Sartrean
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
The poetry of Easter
Reason cannot entirely account for the particular and the mysterious
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana