Archives
It’s no kind of night life
Why does Britain turn into a pumpkin around 6pm?
The daring buds of May
The promise of Conservative realignment should be renewed
In defence of the Netflix Persuasion
It is a satire of modern vanities, not a screw-up
In praise of ageing handymen
The quiet comforts of local community
On pretending to have read books
It is an art in itself
A cynical man without any plan
Boris Johnson was an opportunist Prime Minister whose gambler’s luck ran out
Beware of the tax-cutters
Slashing the tax take now will lead to increased public spending for years to come
Allison Bailey’s fight
A victory for independent-minded women
From RP to cock-er-ney
Why can’t politicians be themselves?
Lavender letters
Bozza has left the building
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Drill music’s token freedoms
Defences of free expression have become hopelessly unprincipled
Rehabilitating an Edwardian genius
The sheer scale and diversity of Lutyens’ output is mind-blowing
The wrongs of Proudman
Criticism does not amount to discrimination or abuse
