Manchester United
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
The warp and weft of women’s history
This synthesising project downplays the variety of experience amongst ancient women
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
Homes for heroes
MPs are committed public servants who need accomodation in London to do their job
Pilot, playboy, player
This portrait of a gifted and not particularly pleasant man adds another feather to the author’s hat