National Trust
The joy of our village Christmas play
We are just recovering from the village play. This annual Christmas event was taken over last year by our son…
British architecture according to the Great Man school of history
Simon Jenkins seems excessively preoccupied with the flamboyant houses of the privileged, leaving his narrative tottering beneath the weight of gaudy swank
Do you have a ‘story’?
As someone who worked full time in the office for 24 years and has now worked full time from home…
Best of the Blob: who would be picked for its 1st XV?
Who would be picked for its 1st XV?
National Trust members fight back
At the National Trust’s annual general meeting last week, the voting was much more unusual than the public will have…
In defence of Angela Rayner
On the one occasion when I spent any time with Angela Rayner, she was funny, direct and friendly. We were…
I loved prison
Memories for me are like beautifully edited copy: all cleaned up and retaining only the good parts. The wife tells…
The National Trust has lost the language of architecture
Press officers, breathe easy. This is not another column attacking the National Trust. Actually, I tell a lie. It is.…
Should trains have mask and non-mask carriages?
In deciding whether or not to wear a mask after 19 July, I am sure Boris Johnson is right that…
‘Fear and bullying’ at the National Trust
Is Winston Marshall — guitarist, banjo player, composer of Mumford & Sons, and father of the west London ‘Nu-Folk’ music…
The National Trust delinquents strike again
The woman sat alone and stony-faced in the passenger seat of the car as it blocked the road. She was…
Why the BBC believed Martin Bashir
If it is true, as Lords Hall and Birt told a Commons committee this week, that Martin Bashir succeeded in…
Letters: The case for an NHS card
A new prescription Sir: It is maddening to see the British people being refused face-to-face GP appointments and subjected to…
Letters: In defence of the National Trust
Trust us Sir: I refute Charles Moore’s assertions (‘Broken Trust’, 5 June) that the National Trust frowns on local expertise,…
Broken Trust: the crisis at the heart of the National Trust
The National Trust now has the chance to return to its roots
The first step towards restoring the National Trust
It is poetically fitting that the resignation of the chairman of the National Trust, Tim Parker, was announced on the…
‘Religious literacy’ rules risk gagging the press
There should be more ‘religious literacy’. So says the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Religion in the Media, chaired by Yasmin…
The difference between private and public conversation
Like almost everyone else writing on the subject, I have no idea whether Boris Johnson told colleagues in October that…
The distortion of British history
The British Museum has announced the appointment of a curator to study the history of its own collections. On the…
Where would politics be without fighting talk?
‘Tencent Wykeham’ has a ring to it. It captures how easily British universities can be bought. It is the new…
Lockdowns can destroy the lives they’re intended to protect
Some Leavers are perturbed that Lord Frost was suddenly stood down as the next National Security Adviser. This anxiety may…
Letters: Don’t overlook the Trumpisms
Canterbury tales Sir: Having opened my copy of The Spectator upon arrival in the post, I read your article ‘Welby’s…
