In defence of Picasso
brett2023-04-17T09:50:04+01:00‘Well, they can’t cancel Picasso.’ That was my optimistic take some months ago when a friend in the art world said: ‘Watch out, they’re coming for him next.’ Read more
To those on the left and right, don’t make leaker a hero — he’s a traitor
brett2023-04-17T09:46:56+01:00I predict that Teixeira will become a national hero to one political side or other in the US, depending on whose politics his leaks most assist. Read more
Sensitivity Readers Are Distorting the Pages of the Past
brett2023-04-20T18:00:16+01:00Why is anyone shocked that authors reflect their times? Read more
Seeing God in a Cat
brett2023-04-17T09:57:29+01:00An 18th-century poet praised the Lord—and his pet feline Jeoffry. Read more
The English countryside isn’t racist
brett2023-04-17T10:14:29+01:00Just last month the BBC website ran a lead story about ‘Muslim hikers’ allegedly suffering ‘abuse over Peak District prayer signs’. But the abuse was online. That’s a surprise –
Sir Keir Starmer thinks all he has to do is let the Tories sink – that’s not happening
brett2023-04-17T10:02:59+01:00Like many voters, I am not impressed by the Conservative Party’s attempt to run our country since 2010. In some ways Starmer should be a shoo-in for PM. A former
While America burns, Xi Jinping’s plot to dominate the world is quietly succeeding
brett2023-04-17T10:08:14+01:00Everywhere you look, China is advancing while the West is distracted by trivialities Read more
‘No tolerance for lawbreakers’ — the lie of San Francisco and NYC
brett2023-04-17T10:11:47+01:00On Tuesday morning, the 43-year old founder of Cash App lay dying on a residential street in San Francisco. Bob Lee had been stabbed repeatedly. Read more
William Blake’s The Lamb
brett2023-04-17T10:19:51+01:00The holy poem that inspired a haunting piece of music. Read more