Chartwell
We can’t trust the National Trust’s history
How on earth did the National Trust hire a non-historian to do an historian’s job?
Is the National Trust losing the nation’s trust?
If the National Trust is tired of promoting “heritage” what can be done to remind it of its purpose?
Butterfield’s glorious vindication
Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Is public religion the new heresy?
It makes no sense to argue that faith should not inform ethical decisions
The wrongs of Proudman
Criticism does not amount to discrimination or abuse
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
