Table Talk
Château South Downs
A hint of Roman history is nestled in the Surrey Hills
Storied Success
& Other Stories is the new high street Destination of Choice
Ferreting baht’at
There are few rabbits to be found on Ilkley Moor
Bring home the bacon
The humble bacon sandwich is the only possible choice for breakfast
Going the full Munch
A traumatising letter from St Paul’s arrives
Personal growth
Green fingers are not always innate, they can be acquired
Playing the game
The grey areas of the law: trying to lead a life on the right side of The Poaching Act
Scenting success
The wondrous whiff of sex, spice and civet
Festive frostiness
Claudia Savage Gore feels a chill around the kitchen island
It’s all in the mix
Modern office furniture can now happily sit alongside Queen Anne walnut
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Butterfield’s glorious vindication
Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
The futility of safeguards for assisted suicide
Lessons from Belgium and the Netherlands
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
The WASPI women should blame themselves
No injustice has been done to them
The dam of Spanish eco-politics creaks
Will no death toll make elites reconsider green overreach?
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
The idea of the countryside
English rural life in theory and practice
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
