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.
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The birth of British railways
Professor Jeremy Black talks about why the British found the Boers so difficult to defeat
That 1999 Tour needed Armstrong quite as much as he needed it
In a story of a fiendishly successful performance, Eliot Sumner proved an extremely unconvincing man
Columnist Steve Sailer’s views on genetics and IQ have placed him beyond the pale for bien pensant reviewers
Sex and the cities
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
A quietly brilliant Chelsea staple where the food practically tap dances off the fork
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
Thirteen reasons to ban politicians from smartphones
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