Jon Neale
Jon Neale is a Birmingham native who writes about cities and buildings. He tweets at @JonNeale
The beauty and richness of Brum
Richard Vinen offers a rewarding portrait of ordinary lives and increasingly mediocre politicians
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
The masses against the classicists?
Reflections on the virtues and vices of academic gatekeeping
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
