Stirling Prize
Recognition that small is beautiful
There is no reason why we can’t experience the quality of buildings at a small scale
Stirling work
The Stirling Prize should go to a build outside of London
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Rage against the dying of the night
The loss of the soft-lit splendour of London after dark
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting