The Victorians
In praise of people’s parks
A civilising tradition has been sadly neglected
Rickards remembered
A fine tribute to an industrious architectural eccentric
Passionate subjectivity
La traviata, ENO, Coliseum
Why public health has become a dirty word
The field has been hijacked by a politicised and self-serving class of experts
Pains of Victorian labour
The experience of pregnancy and childbirth in 19th century Britain was no picnic
Degrading Dickens
How the BBC lowered expectations
We are not so far from the Victorians
There is no cause for despair
There’s truth in the toilet
Britain’s sewage problem requires a Victorian solution
Bring back Victorian YIMBY-ism
We cling to the buildings our 19th century forebears left behind, but they would decry our squeamishness
The myth of the Victorian Christmas
Our values today are of consumerism and instant gratification, inherited from our Victorian forebears
Sheikh up the Telegraph
We are fortunate that the UAE still wishes to invest in so unstable a country
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
This England
We should celebrate the glorious wartime cinematic masterpiece that Churchill wanted to ban
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
Intellectual property
Property: The Myth that built the World by Rowan Moore
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
Dylan Mulvaney did not share our girlhood
His bizarre parody of the female experience is grossly offensive
The campaign against National Conservatism is a disgrace
A peaceful conference is facing state and activist intimidation
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
