The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
Why don’t we care about twentieth century traditional buildings?
The demolition of M&S on Oxford Street is indicative of a wider attitude towards interwar architecture
Where the heart is
The government needs to face down its enemies on planning reform
Reconnecting health with beauty
Must new hospitals invariably be so ugly?
Sir Roger Scruton – The Last Commission
Sir Roger Scruton’s superhuman approach in the last months of his life
Reclaim the streets
Too many of our town centres have become hollowed-out, windswept deserts. But if we make them fit for people, they will return
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Assisted dying and the suicidal
The culture around assisted dying could aggravate the thoughts of the suicidal
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
