Barnabas Calder
Dr Barnabas Calder is Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Liverpool and a former trustee of the Twentieth Century Society. His most recent book is Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism.
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
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
In defence of division
We cannot allow oikophobes and iconoclasts to define what it means for us to be united
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
