Painters
The darkness of enlightenment
A new exhibition of the work of Joseph Wright of Derby has much to tell us about science and the soul
A double dose of artistic idiosyncrasy
A review of “Edward Burra – Ithell Colquhoun” at Tate Britain
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Hippo critical
No Roman left a greater intellectual legacy than Augustine, whose writings shaped Christianity and the Western mind for more than a millennium
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing