The Ivy
Creeping mediocrity
A dismal lunch at a chain restaurant woefully short of theatreland glamour
The school as a battleground
Michaela defeat will not deter Islamist designs on schools
Young people are not as pro-immigration as you think
The idea that young people are uniformly “woke” is a silly myth
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
Making art of the Holocaust
As dramatic opera, The Passenger inhabits a grey zone of guard–prisoner relations
The new Scotland
Scottish culture is narrowing and secularising under the influence of a strident liberal elite
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
Dark rumblings at the RIBA
Secretive shenanigans concerning the future home of its drawings collection arouse concern about the wisdom of the governance of the RIBA
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
