Voice Of Dystopia
The Nobel laureate for literature Svetlana Alexievich gives voice to the voiceless
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Mounting Mendacity
The Palestinian Authority refuses to accept that Jerusalem's Temple Mount is holy to all three Abrahamic religions
Royal Ely
A visit to Ely Cathedral perfectly encapsulates the history of England and her architecture.
Giotto The Great
Great art endures; great art forever changes.
Hard To Swallow
The dangerous new culture of brunch
Margaret Thatcher Versus The Intellectuals
The first female PM faced unprecedented vitriol from snobbish cultural bureaucrats
From Jargon To Incantation
An update of Roger Scruton's takedown of Leftist intellectuals is even sharper than its predecessor
The First City To Be Coventried
The Coventry raid has stuck in the collective memory for a variety of reasons
Magdalen’s Bad Old Days
RW "Bill" Johnson's memoir of the college is a rattling good read
Where The White Stuff Came From
Edmund De Waal's personal history of porcelain
Not Short, Not Sweet
When it comes the the novel, big isn't always beautiful
Comeback For Political Novels?
The Daily Mail's Stakhanovite sketchwriter has finally written his debut novel