Kenneth Clark
The fading clout of the scholarly connoisseur
Does quality matter today when considering art?
An unlikely man of the people
Kenneth Clark has been unfairly accused of elitism; he wanted to democratise the glories of Western art and make it available to all
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate