Simon Heffer
Britain Still Needs The BBC
Despite everything, the BBC is still one of our great cultural forces
Buildings At The Heart Of England
Nikolaus Pevsner is the perfect guide on a journey through the architectural jewels of Suffolk
The Light And The Dark
Sir Malcolm Arnold’s oeuvre, too often dismissed as “light” music, deserves rehabilitation
Which Party Is Best For The Arts?
Arts issues are crucial, but do the main parties have anything of substance to say about them?
An English Enthusiast
Reflections on the passing of beloved music critic Michael Kennedy
No More Room for an Inn?
Mourning the passing of the pub
Bad Manors
A pivotal moment in British movie history — and Bob Hoskins’s greatest performance
A Raspberry for Emetic Music
It is time to make a stand against incomprehensible modern music
History is Now and England
The hushed-up glories of Huntingdonshire are worthy of praise
A Saga with Staying Power
Revisiting the unsurpassed TV glories of The Forsyte Saga
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal