Casting light in dark corners
No other historian can provide a better introduction to a big subject
The Enlightenment as reading project
This book is not a history of ideas, nor book history, nor cultural history, but something much more
It is time to bury Boris
Every day of Johnson as PM is another day in which the Tory party sinks deeper into crisis
The curse of the SW1ers
We need people who can actually do things, not just be their beautiful selves
Historiography made exciting
A new book from Richard Davenport-Hines makes history interesting and enjoyable
Hoop dreams
Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Don’t let it go
Communal singing is good for the soul
The WASPI women should blame themselves
No injustice has been done to them
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
The case for Jenrick
He can reform the party and take on Labour
Max Grubb
Resentful Academic
