War Artists’ Advisory Committee
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
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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
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill