Pandemic Fiction
The coronavirus variations
Here are three of our most praised writers with new offerings written during one or more lockdowns and that also take in the pandemic in their subject matter
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
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
Should there be set texts for MPs?
Establishment ignorance of the texts we should be governed by is endangering the United Kingdom
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
A wealth of Irish architecture
Editorial errors do not spoil a fine work of Irish architectural history