Communism
Inside university Marxist societies
One student’s escape from a campus cult
A spy all along
Morton Sobell went on trial for espionage with the Rosenbergs. His devotion to communism fascinated me
Assassinating Edward VIII
Did MI5 let one of their own informants have a go at the king?
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Save nursing from the universities
There is no need for nursing to be a graduate only occupation
Disaster zone
It’s a big job says Keir Starmer, and it’s not our mess we’ll be clearing up
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?