Driving
The sorcerer of speed
Stirling Moss performed almost supernaturally
How not to solve a crime
The police’s dilatory response to a minor case exemplifies our national sclerosis
Enough to drive you insane
The driving test logjam is a depressing symptom of national dysfunction
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
Talking to young man about Andrew Tate
You cannot educate the urge to transgress out of young men
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Make architecture art again
Attractive architecture should draw from the past while looking to the future
Ridiculous research and irate academics (w/ Charlotte Gill)
Do we have the right to debate where our taxes are going?
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
