Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
Lording it over us
Cameron may not be a welcome sight, but we should celebrate the return of peers to the cabinet
Our true European home
With Brexit settled, Britain must seek to engage with its unalterably European cultural heritage and identity
Rebuilding a monarchy and a nation
Austrian lessons for the reign of Charles III
Royals in an online age
Can the royal mystique survive the glare of modern media?
Indulgent Italian treats
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
Plague and progress
In the 17th century, disease drove social and urban change in England
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Cancellation of a Brazilian artist
Dissenting opinions on transgenderism can inspire attempts to erase careers
The soaraway success of scoops and smut
Tabloid sensibility wasn’t just about visual presentation, it was also about the way stories were written
A new low for women’s sport
The International Olympic Committee has disgraced itself
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Conservatism needs environmentalism
What could be more conservative than conserving our natural heritage?
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
