This Strange and Contradictory Poet
Far from being a thoroughly aestheticised figure, John Keats had an active social conscience; his critics were suspicious of his radical politics
Mixed Media, Mixed Results
Three shows run the gamut of artistic expression, from the glorious Goya to risibile performance art
Quentin Blake
On December 16, Quentin Blake will turn 80, his illustrious career as an artist and illustrator having begun in the pages of Punch in
The Olympian and His Thunderbolt
Robert Oppenheimer, far from being a one-dimensional Dr Atomic, was a tragic character of huge erudition
History Joys
A new wave of rarefied history is the perfect antidote to the ubiquitous TV-celeb historians
How Supercam Can Win the Next Election
Cameron thinks Obama’s victory vindicates Osborne’s social liberalism but they both need to focus on aspiration and prosperity
The Indelible Terror of the Cruelty of Children
Sixty years ago I was subjected to systematic verbal and physical abuse by a boy called Michael. I have never forgotten the fear I
How to Exorcise the Ghost of Penury Yet To Come
No pot of money supports the promise of state pensions—the system is unsustainable. A new savings model is needed