Watercolours
Thomas Girtin: a YBA of yesteryear
At the time of his death, he had done more than Turner to show the possibilities of watercolour
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Eric Ravilious: a talent too long ignored
Ravilious’s ethereal, understated paintings are quietly dazzling
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unconquered by a
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
Why the establishment hates X
It can be used to spread misinformation and abuse, yes, but it can also expose inconvenient facts
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won