An elegant advocate for Van the man
John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture by Charles Saumarez Smith
Timeless temples of the written word
Oxford Libraries: Architecture by Geoffrey Tyack and Dan Paton
The Gradel Quadrangles at New College, Oxford
Postmodernity perches precariously in the porter’s lodge
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Britain’s oldest purpose-built synagogue faces a new, more insidious threat
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you