Scars
Scars: stories of human resilience
Scars affect how we are seen and are often imbued with negative connotations – but instead of seeing a scar, can we see a story?
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
David Lammy’s Caucasus catastrophe
The Foreign Secretary’s blunder has exposed the hollowness of “progressive realism”
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
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
The shell shock of the arts
How will the art world respond to its narrative shock?