Tradition
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Bazball and the perils of “year zero” thinking
In cricket, as in politics, it is always wrong to dismiss past experience
Nourishing the human soul
Nigel Anderson is an architect worth celebrating
The disorder of succession
The war against Catholic traditionalists has done terrible damage to the Church
Prayer and Pikachu in London
A Catholic conference exposed divisions in the Church
Catch of the Edwardian day
Fine food without the fawning
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Miserable managerialism at Magdalen
Gimmicky stakeholder management is failing the spirit of the university
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness
Staying in place
How history and heritage enrich our surroundings
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane