René Magritte
The scatalogical subversive
Magritte’s work is no more socially potent than dog-mess on a doorstep
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography