Charles Saatchi
No longer the best advert for good art
If contemporary art is stuck, what is the fix?
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake