Arts Council England
Sebastian Mode
Provincial arts administrator
In defence of excellence
The anti-elitist Left and libertarian Right are both wrong
What would DOGE UK look like?
If you think USAID is ghastly, you’ll be horrified by what our own government spends money on
Final notes
The end The Musical Times is symbolic of a broader malaise in classical music
The disgrace of ACE
Arts Council England has failed to support artists and art
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Dear Rishi, what about the arts?
The Tories appear to have no plan for the Arts Council
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On triggering opera and Arts Council England
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Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
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Summer calls for cold cucumbers
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
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Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
The Symphony’s Indian summer
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