Stephen Flynn
Peter Mandelson must go
His conduct has been shockingly disgraceful
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
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.
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes