elevators
The life of lifts
The mechanical wonders of high-speed elevation
The Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
The idea of the countryside
English rural life in theory and practice
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
AI is a terrible poet
It has no sense for true meaning and beauty in language
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
