Frederic Raphael
A letter to Jesus
Frederic Raphael poses some pertinent questions to the son of God
Carlos and Me
Following Carlos Menem’s recent passing, David Smith remembers his relationship with the bold and cunning politician
The BBC’s worst mistake
A separate channel dedicated to British sport could have saved the BBC
The nation’s favourite: why Coronation Street matters
As Coronation Street celebrates its diamond jubilee, is it time to take it seriously as the chronicler of our times?
Why the narrative on Britain’s role in the slave trade is misleading
Britain’s bleak record with the slave trade makes a horrible story, but it is one not helped by getting it wrong
There’s nothing so ex as an ex-PM
Rejected and reviled former prime ministers should stay in the political graveyard where they belong
Is China heading for global empire or Soviet collapse?
Dan Blumenthal’s new book wants us to be pessimistic, realistic, and proactive
All the things I have never done…
Joseph Connolly has never ridden a bike, drunk a pint of biiter or had a curry. Can you match his epic non-achievements?
Vanilla flavour Labour
Something borrowed, something blue – Keir Starmer’s vision cedes the initiative to Rishi Sunak
Does history have meaning?
Graham Stewart talks to Professor Jeremy Black about whether the past can be a servant to the present