NHS Test and Trace
Was test and trace doomed to fail?
If nothing else, Dido Harding has outperformed her European counterparts
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Twitter monetisation was a mistake
It has diminished rather than enhanced creativity
