Myths and Legends
Vincent’s tragic legend restored
A new book revisits the painter’s death and returns the verdict that it was suicide after all
Fishermen’s tails
Through history, Mermaids have been treated as more real than legendary, even by those who have had a reputation to uphold
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
A dark day for Australian women
It takes more than a document to prove that you are female
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments