Polish Film Institute
Films for free
The digital preservation of thousands of Polish feature films and documentaries is a gift to international film culture
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
David Lammy’s Caucasus catastrophe
The Foreign Secretary’s blunder has exposed the hollowness of “progressive realism”
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
