Henry Oliver

Henry Oliver is a writer and tour guide. He writes at commonreader.substack.com. He is working on a book about late bloomers.

The surprising virtues of the most abhorred material

Improving ourselves takes good principles, not mere goals

The British economy can’t afford low growth

The mechanical wonders of high-speed elevation

Has Michael Gove lost the will to change?

Admiring the sheer imaginative power of Wren

If Dominic Cummings starts his own party, we should pay attention

The capital is infected with malaise

King Charles can be a late bloomer