Cities
The ghosts of Norwich
The callous destruction of an ancient city in the name of efficiency, modernity and a failed utopian vision of “the Good Life”
In praise of the Midlands
The Midlands are hurried through, unappreciated on the way to somewhere else
Brooding blokes
Russian writers loved a pouting, picturesquely pained protagonist
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
Alexandre de Moraes is no hero
Don’t make X an ex-X
The crisis at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
Serious as it is, it is no anomaly
Fiddling while Canterbury burns
The new proposals from the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice are depressingly wrongheaded
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
