Camden Town Group
The life-long genius of Sickert
There is more to the artist than the Camden Town years of his most famous paintings
How did Conservative modernisation go?
David Cameron’s “A-List” has turned out to be second-rate
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
The Scottish Government are being bad eggs
State institutions should not be encouraging a potentially painful and dangerous procedure