public safety
Don’t just do something
We should be more sceptical of reactive legislation
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
X scandal
The fault lay in the dirty minds of the viewers, he said
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink
Existential questions
The Conservative Party has to come up with some compelling answers if it is to survive
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
Remember the Armenians
The West has turned its back on the world’s oldest Christian state
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
In the name of God, lead
The Prime Minister appears terrified of making a stand against racism in his own party
Make architecture art again
Attractive architecture should draw from the past while looking to the future
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
