Jonathan Swift
Gulliver’s travails
Gekoski focuses the protagonist’s nightmarish vilification around the career and writings of Jonathan Swift
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Why we don’t police anti-Christian hate
Jewish and Muslim communities rightly get protections and attention from the government — but Christians are routinely overlooked
The Cass Review is not the end
Gender ideologues are not going to give up in the face of facts
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Britain’s first postmodern election
What Galloway’s victory really tells us about Britain
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm