Carlo Ratti
The Venice Architecture Biennale
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel