Siberia
Dreaming of la dolce vita in the deep freeze
A cultural renaissance is underway in a region once synonymous with Stalin’s brutal gulags
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Food for thoughtlessness
The march of the public health puritans continues
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism