Whites and wrongs
Dan Hicks, The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Cultural Violence and Cultural Restitution (Pluto Press)
Criminal insanity
Nigel Biggar reviews Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot, by John Lloyd
Not just democracy
Hong Kong protestors are fighting for British-style institutions
Sparks of Life
The end of the Sparks brothers’ career matches the intensity and originality of its beginning
Belfast’s best-kept secret
John Self welcomes the reissue of three works by Brian Moore, one of Northern Ireland few novelists who can stand toe-to-toe with the contemporary greats
From fighting Fascists to confronting Communists
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss Britain’s armed forces 1945-1952
All the world’s a stage
For Boris there’s no difficulty transitioning from panel shows to PMQs
The death of the English literature degree
Thanks to “critical theory”, the study of English literature has become overrun with boring academics who hardly inspire the next generation
The last Everly brother
Don Everly’s death officially marks the day the music died
Ralph Fiennes, Four Quartets and the future of theatre
It’s impossible to hear Eliot’s meditations and not be reminded of our current national ordeal
British forces on the offensive 1943-45
Professor Jeremy Black speaks with Graham Stewart about the naval firepower, the RAF’s bombing offensive and the campaigns in Greece, Italy and Normandy
The revolution might not be televised
Brexit has been blamed for the decline of the British press, but the mainstream media was broken long before we left the European Union
Censorship by default
The PCSC Bill threatens ordinary people by criminalising “inconvenient” speech