Harriet Marsden
Harriet Marsden is a freelance journalist, editor and broadcast commentator. Her first novel, Don't Lose Your Head: Life Lessons from the Six Ex-Wives of Henry VIII, is out now.
Why musicals are Britain’s elite artform
Musical theatre is one of Britain’s most prized assets; we must protect this unique part of our culture and economy at all costs
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
The world is not enough
In the battle between abstract globalisation and rooted identity, the human spirit itself is at stake
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors