Darren O'Byrne
Darren O’Byrne is a historian of modern Germany at Cambridge University
The tangled roots of the Third Reich
Almost everybody found it easier to disengage from what was happening
Katharine Birbalsingh is wrong about religion in schools
Education should prepare us for the good life, not just good grades
Criminal damage remains criminal
A new judgment has challenged a convoluted legal defence of property damage
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Wearing shades
We plebs aren’t supposed to buy designer-influenced fast fashion anymore
Two-tier policing?
If the Government caves in on its buffer zone guidance, it will be mandating two-tier policing