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Art for art’s sake, but for people’s health too

Letter: Jenny Waldman of Art Fund responds to a long read that said instrumentalisation is reducing the value of art as an end in itself

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

Five Great Reads: a month in tradwife land, Francesca Albanese’s ‘rollercoaster’ life, and the problem with six-second hugs

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17

Britain rejoining Erasmus+ won’t halt the nativist tide – but it’s a step in the right direction

In an era of rising nationalism, this move represents a brief flicker of hope for the internationalist ideal, says writer and philosopher Julian Baggini

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

As prices rise, the cost of living crisis has reawakened the ‘thriftifarians’

Haves posing as have nots is a distasteful phenomenon that papers over how unequal British society really is, says writer and philosopher Julian Baggini

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Here’s the question to define this sorry era: Truss or Johnson, which is worse?

The former PM was a shambles; his successor is a zealot. Still, calling for him to be replaced was a risk we had to take, says philosopher Julian Baggini

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

Animal lovers? Actually, Britain is a nation of sentimental hypocrites

Kurt Zouma kicks a cat and hundreds of thousands protest. But we don’t care about the creatures reared for that cat’s food, says writer and philosopher Julian Baggini

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2022