They still don’t get it
The government's solutions will fail because it can't grasp the scale of the problem, says our NHS whistleblower
The fight for our lives
If the Assisted Dying Bill goes through, will you one day feel pressured to hasten your own death?
The age of the Yuffies
So you're overeducated and underemployed — welcome to the world of the young urban failure
Investment: Bargains for bravehearts
Whether it's Yes or No, there will be changes to taxes and land reform — so invest accordingly
Investment: Power failures
Energy used to be a super-safe sector — but political interference has changed all that
Investment: A plague on our houses
They're actually wealth taxes, and wealth taxes are the last resort of a cash-strapped economy
Notes on … Christmas shopping in Bruges
Most Belgians of my acquaintance tend to be rather disparaging about Bruges. It’s a theme park, they say, a Flemish…
Beating Boney
Two new books show that, from Wellington to dockyard workers, everyone was engaged in the long war effort
Garden of earthly delights
Vic Gatrell's The First Bohemians is a chaotic work — but it's good on coffee
The imitable Jeeves
Is it really marriage for Bertie? Sebastian Faulks is bang on-message with his PG Wodehouse homage Jeeves and the Wedding Bells
Dancing to a different tune
Pig's Foot conjures up the salt-eaten arcades and collapsing promenades of Havana
Conduct becoming
Youthful conductor Daniel Harding realises the older he gets, the more he has to learn
Singing under cardboard
It's not totally sound-proof, but Christchurch's 'temporary' church will stand the test of time
Let’s hear it for the toffs
At last — an exuberant satire that challenges the values of the Islington patisserie queue
Kissing away kingship
His thoroughly modern king may appeal to younger folk, but is a betrayal of Shakespeare's complexity
Feats of Klee
The artist can be too perfect and precious — and Tate Modern isn't convincing me otherwise
Disturbed by Britten
Plus: How the end of Opera North's 'Death in Venice' plays like Mann's last sentence
