The modernist who wanted to be Führer
Charles Saumarez Smith says we should acknowledge the Nazi past of architect Philip Johnson, not erase him
Putting a price on scholarship
Charles Saumarez Smith on the battle to safeguard the future of some of Britain’s oldest and best-known learned societies
Out with the Old Masters?
Will traditional museums be replaced by modern “experiences”?
Making history
Charles Saumarez Smith believes the restoration of an historic factory in the Potteries can be a model for preserving our manufacturing past
Opening up the British Museum
Honesty about how exhibits were acquired is a necessary first step in addressing our imperial past
Battle of the bells and the boutique hotel
Charles Saumarez Smith on the campaign to save the historic London foundry that produced both Big Ben and the Liberty Bell
An educational dystopia
Finland’s persistent myth and the reality of progressive education
Classical Dom
Always fighting all the evil forces bringing peace and justice to all
Women’s rights campaigner charged
You won’t believe why they’ve charged Marion Miller
Brits abroad are still so damn…British
After being marooned in Portugal for so long, thank goodness they are
Be more Disraeli
Labour need to drop the Gladstonian hectoring if they want to win
Should I buy a horse?
My desire to stay green is leading me to the bridleway of despair
Heaven and hell
Celebrate the return of normal life, but choose your guests with care
Taking on New Labour
20 years since Dr Richard Taylor won in the Wyre Forest
Catholic tastes
Christopher Silvester on films of faith and the canonisation of three children’s divine visions
Sequel opportunities
What does Amazon’s purchase of MGM mean for cinema?