Culture club
A cherished hub of post-colonial Indian life in London is under threat of closure
Smuggling Plato to Prague
Edward Lucas pays tribute to his father J.R. Lucas, Oxford philosopher and Cold War champion of the Czechs
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
The age of the news influencer
TikTok reveals a broader existential crisis facing the media and our consumption of the news
Dial S for screen time
These middle-class tweens being forbidden phones have had iPads since they were six
Death of the model railway?
Not so fast — this is one railway network Beeching can’t cut, and its built of life long fascination
Crisis, what crisis?
The Spring Budget was a shameless manifesto of complacency and managed decline
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
With their pants down
The Conservatives are in a nightmare they cannot wake up from
Sexy simplicity
For February, try a palette cleanse
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
