Ilya Repin
Ukraine’s patriotic master
The painter Ilya Repin straddled both Ukrainian and Russian cultures
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Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
