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Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
What are our cathedrals for?
Changes to the management of cathedrals have obscured the very point of their existence
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
The changing shape of British roads
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart walk the winding path of British transport history
Justin’s dilemma
Spears got slutshamed; Timberlake was the stud
