Doing something can be worse than doing nothing
The Gaza pier and the failings of a “do something” foreign policy
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Italy is right to extend its ban on surrogacy
It is good for women and it is good for children
The dangerous rise of egg harvesting
Women should not be encouraged to undergo a dangerous and unnecessary procedure
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
London has lost its soul
National renewal must start with the capital
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
