Richard Hopton
Richard Hopton is an author, historian and journalist. His latest novel, The Straits of Treachery, is published by Allison & Busby. He tweets at @richard_hopton
Beyond the boundary
Can art reflect a nation’s spirit through its depictions of one of its favourite games?
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
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Mutilation theology
Asserting mastery over their future selves is a feature of mastectomy, not a bug
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
The curious incident of the dog and the tribunal
A welcome win for sanity on gender, freedom and the workplace
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
“Social justice” is damaging education
Teaching is in danger of degenerating into indoctrination
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well