Modernism
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
Cezanne 25 at Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence was Cezanne’s refuge — or as close to one as this troubled, insecure artist could manage
Nourishing the human soul
Nigel Anderson is an architect worth celebrating
London’s lost interwar interiors
The interwar years were the belle époque of interior design as an art form
The triumph of the Classical
Modernism has failed and it is time to return to diligent study of the best of traditional architecture
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
A magnificent update — for good and ill
Only one with a slightly deranged confidence could ever have attempted it
In defence of Blimp
Was the reactionary caricature, immortalised by Powell and Pressburger, actually a moral visionary?
The elephant in the avant-garde
The totalitarian trend in Modernism demands acknowledgement
Buildings are storytellers
Civic architecture should be more than functional
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Gregory Halting
Procrastinator extraordinaire
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather