Vandalism
Sycamore Gap and Britain’s sacred trees
Why has one tree inspired such emotion?
Grappling with evil
Historians are better placed to explain malicious acts than philosophers, who strive to subordinate them to reason
Death comes for the church building
The Church of England abandons historic buildings – can they have an afterlife?
An extreme form of criticism
Works by Michelangelo, Velázquez, Rodin, Rothko and Mondrian have all been vandalised for reasons of mental instability or political activism or both, informs Michael Prodger
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
An open letter against assisted dying
118 academics oppose the Leadbeater Bill
