Walter Bagehot
Unusual eminent Victorian
Christopher Fildes reviews a new biography of Walter Bagehot
The death of Britannia Agoraia
Deindustrialisation has done damage even beyond the realms of economics
Keir’s junk politics
Keir Starmer is trying to reform the public, not the NHS
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
Composed and electrifying
Klaus Tennstedt: The Radio Broadcasts (Doremi, 4CDs)
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No