Sir Simon Stevens
Once, twice, three times a briefing
Are thrice weekly Downing Street briefings finally about to start giving us reasons to be cheerful?
Leave Gen Z alone
The supposed laziness of young people has itself become a lazy trope
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
Where has all the money gone?
Even Booker Prize-winning novelists struggle to make a living from writing
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces