Horse Ownership
Ride-sharing
The joys of owning (part of) a racehorse
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera House
It’s an amazing paradox that something as tawdry as opera can produce such a pure expression of what it is to be human
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
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
Why Meghan is my role model
The public needs to get to know the real Meghan
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
A time for restoration
An interview with David Starkey
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
