Ruth Dudley Edwards
Ruth Dudley Edwards is an historian, political commentator and crime writer. Her last non-fiction book was The Seven: the lives and legacies of the founding fathers of the Irish Republic. You can find her on Twitter at @RuthDE
An optimistic history of women’s rights
Sexed: A History of British Feminism. Susanna Rustin
Fighting back against the IRA mob
Máiría Cahill’s shocking memoir of growing up in a Belfast enclave
Gerry Adams was not in the IRA
This is not an article on the internet
Lone danger
One certainly wouldn’t expect anything resembling loyalty from the wolves running “Theatreland”
The death of Britannia Agoraia
Deindustrialisation has done damage even beyond the realms of economics
The National Trust should act its age
Our main heritage conservation charity wants to be down with the kids
Whistler in black and white
A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance
What have the Romans ever done for us?
Apart from the aqueducts, sanitation, roads, irrigation, medicine, education, wine, public baths and town planning
The Golden Age of jockeys
Ryan Moore is most racing professionals’ idea of the best jockey in the world
Nigel Farage had a point on Ukraine
Putin is the aggressor, yes, but Western states still behaved irresponsibly
Twitter’s doxxing problem
Social media “outings” expose serious lapses in legality and digital morality