Thangam Debonnaire
Thangam Debbonaire and the curse of slop history
History is a cudgel in the hands of opportunistic ideologues
No second coming for the arts
Labour will finish the Tories’ work of destroying the arts – only “better”
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
We need a pro-natal culture
Changing our demographic future will require a new attitude towards having children
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards