A bank, not a study group
Christopher Fildes delves into the latest instalment of the Bank’s long and voluminous history
Unusual eminent Victorian
Christopher Fildes reviews a new biography of Walter Bagehot
Hail Mary
A Bloody Mary is perfect at almost any time of day and in every kind of weather
Literary festivals: sheer hell in a tent
To make people laugh for an hour is good business sense — but it says nothing about writing, or creativity, or art
Stirring the melting pot
Ethnicity pay gap reporting is a terrible idea, so why won’t it go away?
And never the twain shall meet?
A lineup of new books tackle the thorny China problem
New stories from a very old city
A history as brilliantly labyrinthine as the city it describes
The Roman roots of the English church
Perhaps two new church histories have a salutary message for today’s C of E
Apocalypse soon?
Civilisations always rise and fall — ours is no exception
Some very healthy early music canaries
Helen Charlston & Toby Carr; Siglo de Oro (LFBM, St John’s, Smith Sq)
The Curious Case of RS Archer
What is it about fake online identities that is so appealing?
Christians are under attack in Nigeria
The UK has turned a blind eye to persecution for far too long
I spy a new clampdown
Will new laws to combat foreign espionage inhibit public interest journalism?