Whitechapel Bell Foundry
The beastly East
The question is whether the heart of Whitechapel can keep its character under the pressures of urban development
The final toll
Raise a glass and stay briefly silent tonight in remembrance of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Making history
Charles Saumarez Smith believes the restoration of an historic factory in the Potteries can be a model for preserving our manufacturing past
Battle of the bells and the boutique hotel
Charles Saumarez Smith on the campaign to save the historic London foundry that produced both Big Ben and the Liberty Bell
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
Motorway-mania
Britain in the age of the automobile
The hidden cost of pronoun politeness
Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
