Dark obsessions of the Demon Dog
Love Me Fierce in Danger reads as a book for fans, inured to the World of Ellroy
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
An open letter on academic free speech
Calls for more intellectual openness are not a defence of Islamists and Holocaust deniers. A response to Mark Ferguson MP
The idea of the countryside
English rural life in theory and practice
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Max Grubb
Resentful Academic
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
Stories worth telling
Untold Stories (Hyperion)
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
