Frieze
Signs for a revival in London’s art market
This year’s Frieze may mark a return to buying art for pleasure and quality
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power
Britain and brutalism: listed, not loved
The visitor numbers and heritage status of the Southbank tell us nothing about what people actually want to look at
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Scotland should reject assisted suicide
It is dangerous, and arrogant, and premised on irrational fears
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option