Government
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
Why are our politicians afraid of politics?
The depoliticisation of policy should concern us all
Keir has much to fear
Keir Starmer should enjoy the election campaign because he may not enjoy the demands of power
The Tories are victims of themselves
It is futile to complain about the consequences of laws they have established or upheld
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
Gunfight at the Not-Really-OK Corral
It’s high noon for Sunak’s Conservatives as the bullets start to fly
Torypocalypse
Rishi Sunak has industriously succeeded in alienating everyone
Whitehall in the thick of it
The Civil Service’s utter determination not to do anything ministers ask of it makes the Government’s work tricky
The myth of Sunakos
What if you got everything you wanted and did not deserve?
More than just noise
Berg, Schoenberg, Webern: Piano works (Warner)
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
The great migration
What will Twitter do without its smuggest inhabitants?
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
There’s no good way to equal pay
You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand
