illuminated manuscripts
The past in pictures
Twelve manuscripts, read and re-read over eight centuries, can tell the heart of medieval Britain
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Food pairing is folly
A warning against trying to match wine to dish
The masculinity crisis is a porn crisis
We have to do more to challenge the reshaping of culture by pornography
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?