Alan Clark
In defence of reading diaries
We experience people at their most depressed and their most joyful; their most selfish and their most generous
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
Labour is betraying women
From benefits to crime, Keir is letting women down
In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Keep prisoners of war off social media
Social media platforms are incentivising war crimes
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well