How the Nazis are still distorting our view of art
The art world should be grateful for politicians who don’t take too close an interest in culture
Edited by Peter Franklin
Owen Jones is right: it’s time to bury the north-south divide
The deepest divide that runs through our country is between the England of cities and conurbations and the England of towns and villages
UKIP Derangement Disorder – time for a second opinion
It’s perfectly OK to be insanely wrong – just as long as you’re insanely wrong in an officially approved manner
Heresy of the week: Sorry George, but wages really have decoupled from growth
Now that the economy is growing again, can we expect wages to do likewise?
What has America got that Europe hasn’t?
Britain and America stand together as countries that have managed to combine austerity with economic growth.
What to think about the most important economics book of the 21st century (so far)
Viewed over the last hundred years, levels of inequality are back at levels last seen in the decades before the Great Depression
Why the House of Lords is like a leaky gutter
The unreformed House of Lords is an insult to democracy that could get a lot worse
The remarkable hypocrisy of Labour’s latest big idea
Why should the ministers and senior civil servants responsible for the ruin of nations be able to get away it?
Heresy of the week: England needs another London
Given the global demand for London, it’s a shame that we can’t have another one
Is the problem with politics not enough women or too many men?
It’s always the most self-regarding individuals of either sex who feel most entitled to take advantage of a helping hand.
The next Labour Government may well be a French farce, but watch out for the twist
The latest developments in Paris show how a British Labour government might react if it gets into serious trouble
Please, no more pointless barriers to social mobility
There are enough barriers to social mobility as it is without pressuring parents into paying for expensive school trips
Meanwhile, on another planet…
The perception that we have no special place in the universe is the basis of contemporary liberalism
The ruling tribes of British politics – Day 5: The Tory right and the Tory mainstream
A fusion of Burkean philosophy and Disraelian populism would be a potent combination for a 21st century Conservative Party
The ruling tribes of British politics – Day 4: The Cameroons and the Borisites
If you trace the political evolution of the Cameroons you will find their origins on the right, not the left, of the Conservative Party
