British culture
What Lowry saw in the sea
The philosophical side of the painter of “matchstalk men” adds to his charm
What is culture anyway?
Protecting and renewing culture demands a fuller understanding of its nature and its purposes
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
Harry Potter and the bourgeois-bohemian dream
Looking back at the dreams and resentments of an ascendant class
See it. Say it. Sod off!
Against the naggy state
Against Anglophobia
The English should stop sucking up to people who dislike them
Building for eternity
Earlier generations of Britons built for the next generation –– but we’re stuck in a selfish present
Going underground
The everyday misery of modern British life