Was the Maginot line really such a failure?
A new book rehabilitates a linear symbol of French defeat
Murders for August
A massive melange of murder mysteries
Remembering the American Civil War
It was not just a military struggle but a political struggle
History and the national interest
Those who do not learn from the past are liable to misunderstand Britain’s place in the world
Murders for July
My murder of the month is The Other Couple by Diane Jeffrey
Out of step with rural Britain’s history
A clarity or stridency that fails to engage with the nuances, contexts and contingencies
Murders for June
The longer days can be just as dark
The lines that moved the world
How railway maps transformed travel, trade and time
Murders for May
A look at some murderously good talent and some old re-releases
America’s great foundation myths
Reflections on the 250th anniversary of the first shots of the American War of Independence
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
No bullshit government
Tom Jones grills the shadow minister for
policy renewal about the plans of a
future Tory administration
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party