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The magic of Dawn Chorus
On International Dawn Chorus Day, there really is no sound lovelier than the competing noise of birdsong
Blue bloods and brownshirts
The intricate relationship between German aristocrats and Nazi Germany
The Earl of Leicester vs Wells Harbour Railway
The debacle involving Holkham Estate and Wells Harbour Railway is the latest example of the cultural erosion of British towns
Murders for early May
From seedy sex clubs to the streets of Paris: Jeremy Black selects British Library Crime Classics to enjoy over the May Bank Holiday
Back to the wall
Despite the fact East Germany has disappeared, it continues to live on in this outstanding trilogy
How exceptional is Britain’s monarchy?
Graham Stewart and Jeremy Black discuss British and European conceptions of monarchy throughout history
No Russian money for Dom
Grieve accidentally sends begging emails to eurosceptics
Is Hollywood bullying the next #MeToo?
New revelations about Hollywood producer Scott Rudin are a sad but unsurprising indictment on the entire industry and its practices
London’s councils are destroying their communities
In the run-up to London’s mayoral and local elections on 6 May, who will deliver on the promise to save the capital’s landmarks?
Owen Jones vs Robert Webb
What happens when you don’t recant from criticising trans orthodoxy?
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
The Sturgeon delusion
How the former SNP leader inspired hope and then squandered it
The professional classes don’t understand manual work
They cannot understand distinctions between different kinds of labour
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
Invasion literature
It couldn’t happen here. Right?
