Rehabilitating an Edwardian genius
The sheer scale and diversity of Lutyens’ output is mind-blowing
The unorthodox Englishness of Derek Jarman
The filmmaker was too complex to be reduced to a mere iconoclast
Buildings are storytellers
Civic architecture should be more than functional
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Badenoch’s “muscular liberalism” is a non-starter
The Conservative leader sounds hopelessly out of touch
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
