The freedom to achieve freedom
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed 99 years ago this week. As Brexit talks enter the last lap, Nigel Jones argues that the Treaty could offer a model to follow
A fanatic heart
On the 50th anniversary of his public suicide, Nigel Jones reflects on the strange life and bizarre death of the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima
Where have all the Orators gone?
Have mere words finally lost their power to move us?
The historical role of the maîtresse-en-titre
Nigel Jones looks at how the mistresses and girlfriends of rulers have exerted political power throughout history
Vienna is becoming much like every other European capital
“Vienna is different” is the city’s proud motto, but sadly, Vienna is much like every other European city
Will Biden be America’s Philippe Pétain?
So strong was the media’s desire to get rid of Trump, that they suspended all criticism of the cognitive decline of his successor
Keep buggering on
We could do worse than adopt the twin maxims of the western world’s two wartime leaders
Rumourmongering in times of crisis
Nigel Jones compares the power of rumours in Wartime Britain with the fake news afflictions of our Covid-stricken society
A timely warning from history
Are Churchill’s and Orwell’s warnings about to come to pass?
What did YOU do in the Great Culture War, Daddy?
The British public will not stay forever silent as their values and beliefs are attacked