The birth of British railways
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart begin a new series on the development of the railways. How were they funded? Who were the key figures? Did trains supplant or supplement other forms of transport? Find a seat and join us.
Professor Jeremy Black discusses Caribbean society pre-Columbus
History offers options rather than predictions for how the Russia-Ukraine war could end
What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for American and European geopolitical aims?
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
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
A warning against trying to match wine to dish
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
