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Oil, art and the perils of patronage
Art patrons have always been on the wrong side of history
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Vera, the doctor who defied Rasputin
A female surgeon in the chaos of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
