Towner
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam