Living new broom: The sheepskin rug was an eBay find, and the sofas are heirlooms that have been reupholstered. Photograph: Ben Anders for the Observer Rebuilt and filled with reclaimed pieces, this family home in north-west London has been given a new lease of life Flora Bathurst is surveying her ... Read More »

The term “company schooling reform” generally inspires names like Michelle Rhee, ALEC and, ofdirection, the Koch Brothers. at the same time as Rhee’s have an impact on – or at the least her starpower – has receded somewhat, the reach of ALEC (the yank Legislative alternate Council) and Charles and ... Read More »