Jonathan Parry
Jonathan Parry teaches modern British history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He tweets at @JonParryHis
Not amused: Victoria in her own words
Beneath the excitable phrases and endless underlining, Victoria’s correspondence doggedly promoted a coherent policy
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
