Artillery Row
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
Tolerating the intolerant — and the intolerable
The right’s refusal to confront political Islam has helped entrench it in Britain
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre
American crusades
Populism is susceptible to foreign lobbies and crusading delusions
Britain and brutalism: listed, not loved
The visitor numbers and heritage status of the Southbank tell us nothing about what people actually want to look at
