Alvilde Lees-Milne
Designs for life
Four decades on, there is still much to admire in bestseller The Englishman’s Room
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
David Lean
The cinematic genius admired by today’s directors
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death