How to Save London’s Skyline
London needs protecting against the current invasion of skyscrapers
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
The Kaiser Was No Hitler
In 1914 the German people wanted war no more than the British
The Best Years of American Cinema
The greatest American movie of all time was made in 1946 and you'll never have heard of it
The Aesthetics of the Everyday
We shouldn’t be satisfied with solidly utilitarian coins, stamps and the dreaded “street furniture”. Good design can be incredibly heartening
Boxing Clever
British television today is rubbish. But boxed sets — especially those dramas from America — are like bottles of fine wine, waiting to be consumed at the perfect moment
No Laughing Matter
The fact that most of today's comedians are left-wing isn't necessarily the reason they aren't funny. It's because they aren't very bright
The Tide Turns in East Sussex
The grand old towns of the south coast have certainly lost some of their former glory, but there is no reason why their best days should not be ahead of them
Battling with Britten
The reputation of one of England's finest composers has been indelibly stained by his refusal to fight in the Second World War
Jerusalem the Golden
Teacher, philanthropist, founder of the Royal College of Music — Sir Hubert Parry was so much more than a composer of England's finest songs
Could You Eat A Horse?
It it a great paradox that our culture glorifies celebrity chefs when, as a nation, we increasingly refuse to spend money feeding ourselves
Hitler’s Superman
Martin Heidegger's apparent denazification after the — with the help of Jewish lover Hannah Arendt — requires further examination
England’s Forgotten Symphonist
A long time blacklisted by the snobbish BBC, George Lloyd is the greatest English symphonist you've never heard of