Polls
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Are all Christians monks?
George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
Butterfield’s glorious vindication
Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation