Culture
No one should have to support the BBC
If the BBC is worth keeping, it should be able to support itself
Mad for it
A review of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Opera Holland Park
Why we have no new ideas
We appear to have reasoned our way into an intellectual dead end
The world’s greatest classical music festival?
This is democracy manifest
Mario Vargas Llosa: some reflections on his legacy
The late writer was a sane and sensitive cartographer of power
After the carnival
This year’s edition of Liverpool Biennial marks the end of contemporary art’s authority over contemporary life
Bum deal
The Queen of Spades, Garsington
In defence of the unjustly neglected
It can be a mistake to think that our cultural margins have been defined by merit
The transformation nobody wanted
The artistic should not be sidelined in favour of the commercial
Oval’s books go up in bureaucracy
We should mourn the loss of Oval Tube’s book swap library
Most Read
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
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm