French Cuisine
A foodie in his element
The author is evenhanded and accurate about the nouvelle cuisine movement, says Paul Levy
Amuse Bouche
Lisa Hilton finds a French-inspired retreat for flagging flâneurs in Shepherd’s Bush
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Is this just fantasy?
Sir Brian May is wrong: farmers do care
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
The wrongs of Proudman
Criticism does not amount to discrimination or abuse
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
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
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
