Tattoos
Unholy influences
The weird and not so wonderful world of influencers, and an open invitation to Theodore Dalrymple to get inked
Thinking on inking
An intellectual tries — and fails — to find deep philosophical justifications for the modern wave of tattooing
Ties out, tattoos in
Whether ties are out or tattoos are in, there is a performative aspect that in both cases can hide a murkier if not awful truth
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
The French far right are losers
Will Rassemblement National will ever be the ruling party?
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Scottish independence is dead, for now
But there is no room for complacency or appeasement
