John Saumarez Smith
John Saumarez Smith: a bibliophile and a gentleman
The Heywood Hill bookseller has died
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
Marble run
Let’s give up the Elgin Marbles, but not to Athens
The idea of the countryside Pt. 2
English rural life in theory and practice Pt. 2
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
