Mark D'Arcy
Mark D’Arcy is a BBC parliamentary correspondent
Whitehall’s whispering mandarin
A tribute to Sir Roy Stone, whose secretive role at the heart of Westminster made government possible
Military history is set to repeat itself
In a recession-ridden Britain, another European war seemed unthinkable
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
How we killed ideas and kept impressions
We have to rediscover ideas and not just the idea of ideas
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build