Women Artists
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Eight women well worth meeting
“Parallel Lives” is an unsung gem of an exhibition
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
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
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
Disability is not an identity
Long before trans rights lobby, disability activists were denying biological reality
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow