Not so smart casual
Modern politics and the decline of the suit
A tragedy of manners
Is the US endangering its status in Europe?
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
The government is failing Northern Ireland
Its reputation will be stained forever by the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
Encouraging evil for the common good
Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius
Katharine Birbalsingh is wrong about religion in schools
Education should prepare us for the good life, not just good grades
The problem with puberty blockers
Ministers must step in to prevent the NHS from experimenting on children
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
The unromantic truth about tortured poets
Taylor Swift is idealising the grim realities of the lives of poets
Don’t ban anti-Israel marches
Principled and pragmatic arguments for prohibition are weak
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
