British culture
The disgrace of ACE
Arts Council England has failed to support artists and art
In defence of hereditary peers
We should preserve Britain’s magical eccentricity
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
Mad dogs and English football
Our memories of hooliganism deserve more nuance
The paranoid style in British centrism
Disinformation journalists? The call is coming from inside the house
Against beautiful losers
We must lose our attachment to the good-natured failure
The problem with politeness
The British aversion to seeming rude exposes us to ideological scolds
What Lowry saw in the sea
The philosophical side of the painter of “matchstalk men” adds to his charm
What is culture anyway?
Protecting and renewing culture demands a fuller understanding of its nature and its purposes
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
Flawed paean to a heartless auteur
A lack of empathy goes to the hollowness at the heart of so many Kubrick movies
The Greens are worse than useless
Their reputation for being nice if a touch naive is far too generous
Why Roz Adams won
An employment tribunal has defended tolerance and the place of sex realism in society
Ireland’s Future has no future
Despite Irish separatist campaigning, Northern Ireland’s future remains firmly in the UK
What law? What order?
Shit, piss and the ever-present threat of violence, as the meek and law-abiding hold back
Existential questions
The Conservative Party has to come up with some compelling answers if it is to survive
Starmer’s next step
The Labour leader has the chance to win trust as well as votes this election
Religious freedom is being ignored this election
The global persecution of Christians and other religious minorities will be a defining issue for the next government, but it is barely being discussed
Diversion, disruption and distinction
Being memorable and sticky guarantees a novel a long and healthy life
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
Europe between the Seine and the Tiber
It is time for Paris and Rome to rethink sovereignty and their relationship with the EU
