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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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Denial or confession?
Mandelson is a true prince of the logocracy, whose greatest skill was, and still is, the emptying of language of fixed meaning
Eroticism and intrigue
Out of Vienna (Alpha-Classics)
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Italian elegance
Italian Perspectives (Pentatone)
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm