Centrale Montemartini
Dei ex machinae
15 August is the worst day of the year for a swim at the Venice Lido
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Our AI overlords will end bigotry
Bring on the machines
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree