Walter Sickert
The life-long genius of Sickert
There is more to the artist than the Camden Town years of his most famous paintings
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
The strange history of Keir Starmer and assisted suicide
How long, and to what extent, has the prime minister supported legalisation?
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
A cruel choice
Today’s euthanasia bill risks sending Britain down a dark path
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
