Five Critical Essays
Offering hospitality to a dissenting view as evidence that the closure of our democratic traditions is not yet complete.
Standing at the Sky’s Edge
Richard Hawley: “All you have to do is tell the story because what has happened to our country is so dramatic.”
China’s urban dilemmas
For 40 years, China has been urbanizing in order to accommodate its growing population often with scant regard to the finer points of urban design.
German Right and Left United in Attacking Israel
It’s not the far-right, but the anti-Israel left that has been agitating against Israel in universities and other institutions.
What’s in a name?
What designers do, and how they describe themselves, is important. By the 1990s, the graphic designer and the craft of design was being written out of the script.
Hausat? Germany’s housing shortage
More skilled workers emigrate from Germany than immigrate. Of all OECD countries, Germany has the third highest emigration rate.”
China’s Middle Eastern Meddling
China’s isolation from the real world for much of the 20th century’s post-war period has meant that, in reality, it is rather unworldly.
Drakeford: exitus sinistram
It was his management of the various Covid-19 lockdowns that earned him the sobriquet, Kim Jong-Drakeford
The Dangers of Safety
The official response to Grenfell ensures that risk-aversion will forever more play a central role in the construction industry.
The Decay of Democracy
The Houses of Parliament needs fixing, but first you need to be clear about its foundations.
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