Sanitation
There’s truth in the toilet
Britain’s sewage problem requires a Victorian solution
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
Scruffy splendour
Holy Week showcases a very Venetian combination of Renaissance splendour and DIY
California dreaming
The delight of discovering an affordable California blend
Realism is not the same as self-pity
There is a limit to how much women can physically protect themselves from men
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
Eroticism contra porn
Sex scenes should be salvaged from hardcore pornography
Parliamentary sovereignty (extreme edition)
Rwanda is safe. How do we know? Because we said so.
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Not everyone has a novel in them
Literature is the only art in which, it seems, every neophyte is convinced they can succeed
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
