Look The East End In The Face
Charles Saumarez Smith's East London is a voyage of discovery into the richness and variety of an area in constant flux
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
A Great Creative Artist, Not Just A Victim
A new Rome exhibition reveals how Artemisia Gentileschi bravely reshaped her life and art
Tricks Of Memory
Novels by Francesca Segal and Anna Stothard take on the plight of the modern Millenial
Blitz Spirit
For those trapped in Westminster after the recent attack, the Blitz spirit prevailed
Ironies Of Ideology
The RA's Russia show offers a sobering counterpoint to the naivety of Western communists
Hogg Roasted
Mark Carney's chosen deputy was no sooner in than out
Theresa May Emerges From Thatcher’s Shadow
Britain’s two female leaders are strikingly similar but, faced with terrorism and Brexit, the Prime Minister now has to do it her own way
Not Tweets And Anger But Redoubled Vigilance
The deadly terrorist attack on Westminster underlines the urgency of strengthening the West’s strategy to defeat Islamism at home and abroad
Why France Is Revolting Against The Ancien Regime
The rise of Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron shows that the French political class is dangerously out of touch with voters’ concerns
How The EU Elite Paved The Way For Populism
For decades most intellectuals ignored the evidence that the European project had no democratic mandate. We are now reaping the whirlwind
The Battle Against The Philistines Never Ceases
We need cultural critics who will still stand up for the best that has been thought and said in the world
The ‘British Model’: Give Refugees Work
Alexander Betts and Paul Collier's "Refuge" is a work of politically engaged scholarship with both trenchant analysis and original solutions