VAT
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
The decline of the UK art market
The UK’s prominence as a place to buy and sell the most prestigious art is under sustained threat
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
No interest in national interests
The government is not putting Britain first
A macabre sense of humour
Ligeti, Bartok: String quartets (BIS)
A real plan for growth
A series of simple economic blunders has led to self-defeating policies that strangle any chance of prosperity for all
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
Rewiring the state
Kemi Badenoch has a plan, though what it involves is anyone’s guess
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
