Podcast
The study and the slaughter
Geopolitics as a rhetoric of power
Ideas, influence and international politics
The academic origins of geopolitics explained
What is geopolitics?
The origins of a contested concept
Glastonburied (w/ David Butterfield)
Can we keep live music alive?
The end of the line?
Arriving at our destination
Hitting the buffers — when rail fails
Bold projections and frustrating results
Rail riddles — the complex practicalities of rail travel
The realities of rail, from the US to China
Tracking modernity — trains in the modern world
On the complex realities of rail
The wisdom of gamekeepers (w/ Patrick Galbraith)
Deer, eels and Philip Larkin’s lawnmower
Beeching reconsidered
We must assess history before we judge it
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
The dangerous rise of egg harvesting
Women should not be encouraged to undergo a dangerous and unnecessary procedure
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
One small step for Jenrick…
…one giant disappointment for Mel Stride
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
