Gas lamps
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
Brought to light
May the reprieve of Westminster’s gas lamps become a full pardon
October 2021: Letters to the Editor
The only people I have seen trying to eliminate biological sex are third-wave feminists
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
The professional classes don’t understand manual work
They cannot understand distinctions between different kinds of labour
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process