Provinces
Whistler in black and white
A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Starmer and the blob
The Conservatives must focus on our constitutional order
Doing shots
You can tell a lot about someone from their favourite Henry wife
Communication breakdown
Young journalists will learn nothing from this drivel
Counting Covid costs
We need a broad perspective of Britain’s pandemic failures
Is Beer the solution to all of life’s problems?
The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — And How The World Lost its Mind. By Dan Davies
Messing with the master’s work
Beethoven: Emperor Concerto; Brett Dean: A Winter’s Journey (Orchid)
Did QE cost taxpayers?
Claims that the Bank of England’s programme cost billions are a red herring
The blame game
Some terrible villain has made the Conservative Party unpopular. But who could it be?