Impressionism
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Pissarro: paintings, prints, and papery pleasure
This exhibition shows the world of the impressionists beyond their most famous paintings
The Courtauld: a collection unmasked
The gallery has long been famous for its impressionist collection, but the reopening sheds light on other works of art
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
In search of forgotten heroes
The Church has consigned to oblivion those who risked all to end the slave trade
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
The strange history of Keir Starmer and assisted suicide
How long, and to what extent, has the prime minister supported legalisation?
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
