Hi-Rise: a social breakdown with style
Ben Wheatley brings JG Ballard’s 1970s toffs-v-plebs dystopia to fabulous-looking life.
Party Animals: the truth about the CPGB?
David Aaronovitch’s Commie memoir is funny, but it isn’t the whole truth.
Council estates need more development, not less
The government's Housing Bill punishes the worst off.
Osborne is right, we need more homes
But new plans for the ‘starter home’ scheme won’t satisfy that need.
Reform the EU? Pull the other one
David Cameron's EU reform plan is a charade of sovereignty.
Must-reads from the past week
No, the Suffragettes were not racists
The fuss over Suffragette exposes the madness of identity politics.
Cultural Capital: the myth of Creative Britain
Robert Hewison’s critique of New Labour arts policy misses the point.
London isn’t over – you’re just bored with it
The middle-class observers flouncing out of London need a reality check.
White guilt never helped anyone
Rachel Dolezal is in good company – whites ‘passing’ for blacks has a long inglorious history.
Human rights: taking liberties, not protecting them
The Human Rights Act has set back the fight for freedom.
