Volume 51 Issue 12 December 2001

Thomas Fleming's comments on the many calls for 'unconditional surrender'.

Curator Alex Werner marks the 25th anniversary of the Museum of London

Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrrsen on Gerald L.K. Smith, orator of the far right

Simon Hall and John Haywood on the publication of a new atlas which fills an unexpected gap in the market

Christopher Wilk presents the new galleries presenting the history of design in Britain

Geoffrey Regan explains how the experience of boredom in the classroom set him off into a career as inspirational teacher, writer and broadcaster

Joseph Rykwert considers what has led people through the ages to make collections, sometimes of the most unlikely objects, and discusses the value of their activities in the latest article in our series on Picturing History.

John Styles marks the opening of the new British Galleries at the V&A with a look at influences and innovations during a dynamic period of design history.

Bruce Collins considers the mixture of adventurism, disaster, and lethal reprisal that marked British activities in Afghanistan under Victoria