The battle for modern architecture
Listed landmarks face the threat of short-sightedness and greed
The beauty of Brutalism
Durham’s concrete masterpiece needs love, not the wrecking ball
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Three decades of broken promises on immigration
Time and time again, Labour and the Conservatives have failed to deliver on their pledges
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
