Black Labour Politician
Fifty years on: the battle to elect Britain’s first black MP
Dr David Pitt’s experience is now largely forgotten. It shouldn’t be.
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
Criminal damage remains criminal
A new judgment has challenged a convoluted legal defence of property damage
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
Britons need real ownership, not feudal leaseholds
We should shake up an outdated and restrictive system that offers a simulation of property ownership
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
Rozsa’s regret
Miklos Rozsa: Orchestral works (Capriccio)
Sherlock Holmes and the BBC bias
Eamonn Holmes will get to the bottom of the mystery of what happened to his career