Peter Parker, Author at The Spectator

Peter Parker’s piece for The Spectator Out Loud covers multiple topics, including Freddy Gray questioning the impact of the Iran deal on J.D. Vance, Matt Ridley arguing Britain should embrace gene editing, and commentary about “queer art.” It also references Lloyd Evans’ view that the NHS treats everyone fairly “with contempt.” The article then shifts to art history, describing how Duncan Grant’s 1911 painting “Bathing” was displayed in 1911 as part of a dining room design scheme for the Borough Polytechnic in Southwark. The work shows a group of muscular male bathers diving, swimming and hauling themselves into a boat, with commentary about how it was received at the time. The painting now hangs in Tate Britain and is used on the gallery’s website to lead visitors to an account titled “Queer Life and Art.”