The Romans and the development of British roads
What have the Romans done for us? For one thing, they built a lot of roads. In the first episode of a new series of podcasts on transport, Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the development of British roads.
Society depends on conscientiousness and taboo
What it’s like to fulfil a boyhood dream on the footplate of a classic steam locomotive
Don’t look a gift train in the mouth
On ebbing power of the political influencer
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Balancing the gap between what the narrator knows and what the reader does
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
