Kindness
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
Lost in the Moral Maze
What is kindness, and is it the highest of virtues?
The happy-clappy compassion mask
Ewa and Mateusz Dymek say cruelty is being masked by compassion
Most Read
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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
