John Nash
John Nash is overrated
Against neat-freak planning
The life and loves of John Nash
Andy Friend provides a readable account of Nash’s life, but omits important detail about how the artist made others feel
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
The idea of the countryside Pt. 2
English rural life in theory and practice Pt. 2
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Can we save our parish churches?
It will take cultural as well as institutional change
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the forgetting of feminist principles
Single-sex toilets are essential if we are going to respect women’s personal space
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
