Luxury Brands
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
How the Ukraine delusion may end
Biden might entertain peace to cut his losses and boost his election chances
World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me
They spread unhinged fantasies while I asked sensible questions
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
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
The cowards, the pretenders and the woman-haters
Awkwardness is no excuse for not supporting the gender-critical cause
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Crisis, what crisis?
The Spring Budget was a shameless manifesto of complacency and managed decline
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned