Water
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
The value of water
A lake dug into low-grade farmland transforms the local ecology
Water they doing?
Rebecca Pow was unconvincing on the threat to Thames Water
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes