Miranda Malins
Miranda Malins' latest novel, The Rebel Daughter, is published by Orion. She tweets at @MirandaMalins
Building a new world on the ruins of the old
After all this drama, what kind of England ultimately emerged?
King Charles’s ruthless revenge
Whilst the traitors are swiftly rounded up and dispatched, a handful remain at large
The “Popish brat of France” reassessed
Leanda de Lisle triumphs where her subject could not
Pulsating panorama of a complex decade
A new history of the Interregnum rescues this forgotten period of history from oblivion
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
Two cheers for Trump on free speech
The President-elect cannot just protect speech that he likes
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain