dress code
Dressing well is good for the soul
Against the tyranny of scruffiness
Not so smart casual
Modern politics and the decline of the suit
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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
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub