A prize-winning old fraud

An oyster without grit

The Rump Parliament had the right idea in 1649 when it closed down the upper chamber as “useless”

Bad times at the Grey Lady

The sport is now characterised by the conditioned reflex of dishonesty, the bleating of the wronged

Frida Kahlo: Her brand has quickly spread from cult to cliché

Fabricator and fraud

The Natural History Museum seems to have lost faith in the ability of children to understand new concepts and facts

I should have known that expressing the slightest doubt about trial by jury would lead to public opprobrium

In Brideshead, the overriding feeling is that surely the punchline is to come. It never does