Victorian Art
Why there has been no Street life
G.E. Street built or restored 113 churches for the Oxford diocese alone
Glowing, noble and assured
A tribute to Victorian churches
Flawed primer on a Classical master
A new book on Decimus Burton, Victorian England’s “pagan” architect
Race to the end
The Tate’s latest offering reveals more about its curators than its art
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
What difference does he make?
Andy Burnham is not the answer to our woes because Burnhamism is not replicable
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening