Atom Bomb
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
A spy all along
Morton Sobell went on trial for espionage with the Rosenbergs. His devotion to communism fascinated me
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Killing time
Parliament is making the world a better place, one death at a time
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
