Barclay brothers
The ultimate luxury
Clive Aslet says the Barclay brothers were prescient when they built their grand private castle on Brecqhou. Today, true privacy is something only serious money can buy
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
