Demi Lovato
The pain gain
In today’s pop world trauma is an asset
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
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