Dressing Up
Ties out, tattoos in
Whether ties are out or tattoos are in, there is a performative aspect that in both cases can hide a murkier if not awful truth
The devils that made me a dandy
Joseph Connolly’s enduring passion for sartorial splendour was driven by a childhood addiction to the glamour of TV
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
Save nursing from the universities
There is no need for nursing to be a graduate only occupation
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
Is “love is love” only for white people?
The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Afrocentrism with a Labour twist
Dawn Butler’s Black History Month video was disturbing as well as weird
The shell shock of the arts
How will the art world respond to its narrative shock?
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
