Aston Villa
More than just a club
The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow
Hit the road, Jack
It’s time for Villa fans to let Grealish go
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
Light in the darkness
In conversation with Nigel Biggar about his career and the work of the Pharos Foundation
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
The restless life of a very bourgeois rebel
Gauguin was not an artist who lent himself to categorisation
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
