Kate Pickering
Why Anglicans and art just don’t get along
An installation mimicking graffiti on the pillars of Canterbury Cathedral has caused an outcry
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
All the Mendelssohn you will ever need
Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Seeing colour
Donald Locke, Resistant Forms at Camden Art Centre