Sophie Thérèse Ambler
Sophie Thérèse Ambler is Reader in Medieval History at Lancaster University. Follow her at @RG1253
A game of thrones
Shelley Puhak’s woman-versus-woman rivalry between queens is only part of the story
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
The Cup and me
My lasting World Cup memories have nothing to do with England
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
