Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Old-fashioned history
Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century by Helen Carr
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
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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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
Is football hooliganism fashionable?
As violence returns to Edgware Road, official insistence that two-tier policing is a myth looks increasingly difficult to sustain
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire