How railways conquered the world
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart explore how railways spread across the world — from India to Australia — in what was a technological achievement but also a complex political phenomenon.
Rail and the development of the USA
The birth of British railways
Professor Jeremy Black talks about why the British found the Boers so difficult to defeat
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Super troupers
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Spain and Argentina’s complex relationship is being strained by the World Cup
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
