Museums
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Art as collateral
Making art mean something again
Remnant Rubens
A provincial folk artist offers an alternative view of Georgian society
The National Trust should act its age
Our main heritage conservation charity wants to be down with the kids
Are we losing control of our collections?
We need trustees who actually believe in our museums
Whither the RIBA’s drawings?
Maverick John Harris embarked on the closest Britain has ever got to an architecture museum
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
Is a guaranteed sale fair?
Auction house practices may be distorting the picture
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
The definitive Brexit book—for now
Shipman captures the compelling drama of Britain’s greatest peacetime political crisis since the People’s Budget
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 attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
The second life of Tracey Emin
A brush with death has revitalised her work
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
Release the hounds
The best university sport? Beagling
