Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
Heroism and high strategy
The story of how British commandos did the impossible
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
Against gorpcore
We have to develop and embrace aesthetics that inspire the imagination
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
The original error of educationalists
Universities are not teaching students to be able to think for themselves
Truss alone
Young Liz was accidentally left in charge of the country, only to be menaced by the worst sort of criminals: Tory MPs
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
