Damien Hirst
Why Damien Hirst is the perfect artist for the pandemic
Damien Hirst’s work encapsulates the sterility, isolation and obsession with death of these times, says Alys Denby
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Preparing for the worst
How gender critical commentators are preparing for the impact of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act