Don’t let it go
Communal singing is good for the soul
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Food for thoughtlessness
The march of the public health puritans continues
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
Why won’t Chris Whitty go away?
He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
A broken Reed
Who did Steve Reed MP annoy to be sent to face the outrage of the farmers?
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
