Immigration highs and highs
To protect institutions and infrastructure, we need an annual limit on immigration
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
A bloodless coup in Bucharest
How can elections be cancelled without substantive reasons even being presented?
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
