We shouldn’t be satisfied with solidly utilitarian coins, stamps and the dreaded “street furniture”. Good design can be incredibly heartening

British television today is rubbish. But boxed sets — especially those dramas from America — are like bottles of fine wine, waiting to be consumed at the perfect moment

The fact that most of today's comedians are left-wing isn't necessarily the reason they aren't funny. It's because they aren't very bright

The grand old towns of the south coast have certainly lost some of their former glory, but there is no reason why their best days should not be ahead of them