Architecture
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
The monumental cradles of democracy
Squeezed into a single large volume, readers can now find a remarkable account of the Greek city
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
The US city on the banks of the Thames
Critics don’t care for Canary Wharf, considering it a monument of 1980s corporatism
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
Corporations can become communities
Canary Wharf’s 8 Canada Square should be humanised
Will Labour build back better?
The most conspicuous monuments of the last decade are the vast online shopping warehouses
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
