They, Claudius
It is folly to project modish contemporary norms backwards
Eighteen questions for Kim Leadbeater
Questions that all MPs should be asking
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
