Quinlan Terry
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
A cathedral in the classical tradition
A serene reinvigoration of the classical tradition
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Steel blues
The Government’s new steel strategy is stupid and destructive
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Fence-sitting in a time of peril
Daniel Johnson condemns the Prime
Minister’s impotent handwringing when
America called for help in the Iran war
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Zurbarán on Freud’s couch
An acclaimed new exhibition is full of overwrought symbolism and compositional failures
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna