Women Artists
Feminist rehab for mean girl Mahler
You’d have thought the Head Muse of old Vienna had enough on her plate
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
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform