The Long Now
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If contemporary art is stuck, what is the fix?
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance