Raphael
Let there be light
Raphael’s masterful depiction of divine light owes much to Dante, who incorporated the latest
optical thinking in his visionary poetry
Sex and Sanctity
There are wonders great and small in the Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
The stress myth
Your emotions are not an illness
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Eighteen questions for Kim Leadbeater
Questions that all MPs should be asking
Transformation of a wasteland
Surviving buildings lend texture to the development, a sense of it having a history
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
