Willem van de Velde
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
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet