Neoclassicism
Manifesto for traditional elegance
Classicism’s enduring relevance and timeless appeal
Flawed primer on a Classical master
A new book on Decimus Burton, Victorian England’s “pagan” architect
Studio: Piranesi
Alasdair Palmer visits an exhibition at the Fondazione Marco Besso, Rome
No, Churchill wasn’t the bad guy
The debate over Britain’s wartime leader has been reignited by an ignorant revisionist account
Parable of the talent
Was there ever a more dispiriting line-up of Scrooges than those offered to festive audiences in 2024?
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Leader of the year™
Might match-fixing explain Kemi Badenoch’s questions at PMQs?
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
