Podcast
London calling
The decline of our capital
American politics at the crossroads
And its short but bitter history
Britain and the Blob (w/ Poppy Coburn)
Where does the left have power?
The Revolution’s shadow
How did conflict affect British politics?
Not going to be ignored (w/ Victoria Smith)
On the demonisation of middle-aged women
Fielding Sterne questions
The novel world of English literature in the 1700s
Mission accomplished? (with Ben Sixsmith and Sebastian Milbank)
Assessing the Iraq War and its ongoing effects
Colonial expansion and industrial development
Did Britain’s 18th century colonies spur the Industrial Revolution?
Performance politics (with Lola Salem)
On the multi-pronged campaign against reality
The making of a multi-national state
What the Scots and Irish brought to Westminster
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
The day of the DfIDs
The real problem with foreign aid
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
