Barnaby Crowcroft
Barnaby Crowcroft is Ernest May Fellow in History and Policy at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.
Bombastic lecture on the evil empire
From the suppression of colonial documents, Caroline Elkins spins a tale of violence
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
Let’s give parents back control
We need a more pluralistic childcare sector
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Banish the business bullshit
Vacuous business-speak is not merely irritating, it can lead to bad decisions and bad outcomes
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
