Victorian London
Studio: Victorian graveyards in London
The Magnificent Seven: a testament to the eclectic pomp and sometime mawkish piety of Victorian good taste
When London really was built back better
This is an eloquent book that describes the architecture, culture, topography, and social life of a vibrant city
Michael Gove’s convenient conversion won’t be enough
Britain’s economic dysfunction runs very deep indeed
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
Staying in place
How history and heritage enrich our surroundings
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
Hero of the hour
Giles Watling asked the question that was on nobody’s lips, as he rushed to the Prime Minister’s rescue
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
The unromantic truth about tortured poets
Taylor Swift is idealising the grim realities of the lives of poets
Why the OBR is wrong about Brexit
The OBR’s Brexit analysis is based on flawed comparisons and unreasonable predictions
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
No joke
Scotland’s Hate Crime Act is absurd, but nobody’s laughing
