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MAY 17. 2025

When paint went mad

Celebrating Roger Fry, the curator whose early exhibitions of post-impressionist art shocked the critics

The government must seize this EU opportunity

The PM is going to Brussels next week for talks on resetting Britain’s relationship with Europe. It is the only way back to growth – everybody knows it

MAY 16. 2025

Art Deco’s lion of luxury

Interior designer Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann is celebrated in the first of three exhibitions marking the movement’s centenary

Labour could never handle Europe

The question of what to say about the EU will not disappear just because Keir Starmer has chosen to bury his head in the sand

It’s time to decriminalise abortion

Current abortion law in Britain is just a series of loopholes. It’s time for new legislation, because, as the US example shows, women’s healthcare can quickly become a political target

This role will win Tamsin Greig a best actress Olivier award

Lindsay Posner’s revival of The Deep Blue Sea understands the power of silence

Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Why you must see The Fifth Step

Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman are whip-smart in this theatrical display of profundity, humour and compassion

The flawed Assisted Dying bill still deserves to succeed

Scaremongering and clumsy amendments should not stall the cause of helping the terminally ill to die with dignity

Ipsos polls: Brits want a reset with Europe

A new relationship with Europe offers Labour the chance to reset more than Brexit

MAY 15. 2025

The prime minister appears to know less about Brexit than Simon Cowell

While Keir Starmer no longer resembles the man many people voted for, the former X Factor judge is calling for a new referendum on Europe

A bit of pocket money for Rishi Sunak

The former prime minister picked up £160,175 for a single speaking engagement in the US

Leaked recording reveals Tories’ Dublin disorientation

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp was caught out revealing how Boris Johnson's government hadn't understood the EU's asylum rules

MAY 14. 2025

Wherever you stand on Gaza, starving children to death is indefensible

The world is witness to an atrocity. So why is there international apathy?

Jonathan Gullis finally gets a job

The former Conservative MP is returning to the world of work after struggling to land an interview as a teacher